Fubara backs Tinubu and Rainbow Coalition for 2027 elections

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu and the Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. He announced his position in a video posted on X, stating that the period of political conflict in the state is over.

Fubara named Kingsley Chinda of the All Progressive Congress as his preferred candidate for the state governorship. He urged his supporters to back the coalition and its candidates rather than rally behind him personally.

“We have made peace in the state and I am supporting the Rainbow Coalition. President Bola Tinubu is our president and is the one that we are supporting.”

In the video, Fubara said there is nothing to collect before supporting the coalition and that he has returned to his political family. He stressed that he would not support any political arrangement capable of undermining the state.

The declaration follows a reported formal reconciliation meeting between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Wike led his Rainbow Coalition team to Fubara's private residence last Sunday.

One gesture of the reconciliation was the lifting of the suspension of three Fubara loyalists in the Rivers State House of Assembly. The lawmakers had been suspended by Speaker Martins Amaewhule during the peak of the crisis.

President Tinubu is expected to visit Rivers State on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Wike has claimed he holds Rivers State votes in his pocket ahead of the 2027 elections.

Meanwhile, Wike intensified his criticism of opposition politicians while reaffirming his support for Tinubu and the APC. Speaking on Saturday at a town hall meeting in Bonny Local Government Area, he questioned the leadership capacity of Peter Obi.