The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has claimed that the governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, was neither disqualified nor forced out of its governorship primary race.
Yilwatda, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, insisted that Fubara voluntarily withdrew after scaling the party’s screening process.
According to him, Fubara duly purchased the party’s nomination forms, appeared before the screening committee and was cleared to contest before later deciding to step down ahead of the primaries, adding that the governor’s withdrawal was entirely a personal decision.
“He pulled out; he stepped down. It is personal to him.
“He bought the forms, came for screening, passed the screening, and we were waiting for the primaries before he opted to step down,” Yilwatda stated.
The APC chairman also dismissed claims that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, influenced the process or played any role in Fubara’s withdrawal from the race.
