Blessing Fubara, a politician in Rivers State, said he would run for the governorship in 2027 on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Fubara was said to have picked the nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the 2027 governorship election in Rivers State.
Fubara shares the same surname as the incumbent Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and they both hail from the Opobo/Nkoro local government area of Rivers, it could not be ascertained if they are directly related.
Success Jack, the Chairman of the NDC in Rivers State, who confirmed that Blessing Fubara is one of its governorship aspirants, could also not confirm if he is related to the incumbent Governor.
“Yes, he (Blessing Fubara Snr) got the expression of interest form yesterday in Abuja, and we are ready and still preparing to win not only governorship election but all the elections in Rivers State in the 2027 general election,” he said.
Blessing Fubara, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the NDC about two weeks ago, was recalled.
Speaking after he was received by the National Leader of NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson and other stakeholders of the party in Abuja following his defection, Fubara described the NDC as a moving train, adding that his decision to join the party is in the interest of the people of Rivers State.
He said the soul of Rivers State is at stake and the people must take back their state, stressing that Rivers will be ‘OK’ after the 2027 polls.
