May 17, (THEWILL) — Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara’s re-election bid on the platform of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has collapsed, THEWILL can authoritatively report, after failing to get the support of President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, his […] The post EXCLUSIVE: Tinubu, Wike Reject Fubara’s Bid, Pick Ex-Minority Leader Chinda for Rivers Gov. appeared first on THEWILL NEWS MEDIA.

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