Rivers Crisis: Only Fasts, Prayers Can Save Gov Fubara \u2013 Fayose<\/a><\/p>\nFayose insisted that, despite his loyalty to the PDP, he was honest about his decision to support Bola Tinubu for president in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201dEverybody stands where they will be able to say the truth to Nigerians. I am not contesting elections, and I have not asked anybody for favours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOpenly, I supported Asiwaju Tinubu in 2023, and I didn\u2019t hide it. Til now, I am still there. I didn\u2019t jump. I have said it to you, I am not a member of the APC, and I will never be,\u201d Fayose said.<\/p>\n
The former Ekiti governor also said he never saw a rift ensuing between Wike and Fubara and warned the Rivers governor to tread carefully.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me quickly say this. I never knew this thing would ever happen between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was sitting on the high table the day Governor Fubara was sworn in, and we were on the high table in Rivers. And I told Wike that I want to say one or two things to\u00a0 Fubara not to betray you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
PDP Crises<\/p>\n
The PDP has been embroiled in internal crises that have tested its unity and reshaped its political dynamics.<\/p>\n
At the centre of the tension were former Vice President Atiku, National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu, and Tambuwal.<\/p>\n
The seeds of the crises were sown during the May 2022 PDP presidential primaries.<\/p>\n
Atiku faced competition from Tambuwal, Nyesom Wike, and other aspirants at the primary.<\/p>\n
But Tambuwal eventually withdrew and endorsed Atiku, a move that secured the former vice president\u2019s nomination.<\/p>\n
However, Wike, supported by several governors, demanded Ayu\u2019s resignation, accusing him of undermining party unity.<\/p>\n
The \u201cG5\u201d bloc of governors argued that leadership roles and party decisions were skewed, threatening southern representation and fairness within the PDP.<\/p>\n
Ayu and Atiku, meanwhile, defended the chairman\u2019s position, stressing that removing him outside constitutional procedures would set a dangerous precedent and destabilise the party further.<\/p>\n
The subsequent refusal of Ayu to resign as National Chairman, a condition previously agreed upon if a Northerner won the ticket, created a legitimacy deficit that haunted the party through the 2023 elections and into the current 2026 deadlock.<\/p>\n
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