In a significant political development on Friday, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, formally presented the party’s membership card to Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The brief ceremony, which was witnessed by party stakeholders and top government officials on Friday, marks the governor’s official entry into the APC following weeks of speculation over his political realignment.
Okocha described the moment as “a new chapter for the APC in Rivers State,” noting that the governor’s membership would strengthen the party’s structure and deepen its influence across the state.
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Governor Fubara, in his remarks, expressed readiness to work with the party leadership, saying his decision was driven by a commitment to “peace, stability, and development” in Rivers State.
The event has already sparked reactions across the state’s political landscape, with observers describing it as one of the most consequential shifts in Rivers politics in recent years.