Fubara Declares Rivers Governorship Run, Pledges Single Term

Rita Enemuru, Reporting

AMBASSADOR Blessing Fubara Senior, the elder brother of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has formally announced his candidacy for the 2027 governorship election under the banner of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), vowing to serve only one four-year term if elected.

Speaking ahead of the party’s governorship primaries, Mr Fubara said his ambition was fuelled by a desire to restore peace, economic prosperity and political stability to the oil-rich state.

Describing himself as a “ready, competent, and energetic” candidate, he pledged to rebuild Rivers and return it to its former status as one of Nigeria’s leading economic hubs.

He argued that the state had suffered economic decline, a loss of investment and growing hardship among residents – a situation he said demanded urgent, collective action from all stakeholders, regardless of political or ethnic affiliation.

“We must rise across party lines and unite to take back our state and return Rivers State to the zenith it once occupied as the treasure base of the nation,” he declared.

Mr Fubara lamented what he called the current distressed state of Rivers, insisting that the people must reject any narrative of political defeat or marginalisation.

“Today, we see a Rivers State that is distressed. Today, we see a Rivers State that is shortchanged. Today, we see a Rivers State that is almost seeming like a conquered state. No, we are not conquered people,” he said.

The NDC aspirant called on supporters across all 23 local government areas to participate actively in the party primaries, claiming to enjoy the backing of more than two million registered party members in the state.

He further explained that his pledge to serve only one term was designed to preserve the state’s senatorial rotation arrangement and ensure fairness in power sharing.