The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his decision to move to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with his teeming supporters.

The governor declared his intention to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC during a stakeholders’ meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday.

The governor disclosed that he went to the Presidential Villa on Monday to consult with the President, adding that the visit was not personal but of state interest.

Fubara said as part of his meeting, he briefed the President about the development in Rivers and assured the stakeholders that Tinubu would act on it.

He said President Tinubu was the reason he remained in office as the governor, insisting that without the president, he would have been referred to as a former governor.

He said to demonstrate his appreciation for Mr. President’s support and identify with him fully, he decided to move his supporters to the APC.

Fubara said, “I know you have been waiting to hear from me. I have to arrange this meeting so urgently. I know it will end on a good note

“You are aware that I went to see Mr President yesterday, and the reason I went for that visit is not just personal, but a state interest consultation.

“I don’t want to make any mistakes this time around. I also don’t want to step on any landmine that anyone is laying for us. So I was with Mr. President yesterday to brief him on the situation of things in our state, which I believe he has taken note of, and he is going to act swiftly on it.

“The most interesting part of the meeting is what you all have been waiting for, and you have been asking me, the signal has finally arrived.

“We have the full support and the positive nod to leave where we are because we didn’t get any protection, to go to where the reason we are still standing is because of that place.

“The truth is, without Mr. President, there won’t be any His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara; it would have been the former governor.

“So, we have every reason. Let no one be fooled in this State, we have the people and the supporters as well as the numbers. Our only thank you to Mr. President is to support him. We can’t support Mr. President in isolation, and we can’t show that support if we don’t fully identify with him, not backyard support.

“So, we have taken that decision today, since we have got the pass. Everyone here who has followed and suffered with me, our decision today, we are all moving to APC.

“Now that our position has been made clear, every other formal process will commence. Let me thank you all for your support. I have not let you down before, and I won’t let you down now.

“The message is simple. We are the ones that will give that support, and we will give that support with a loud voice, because we know that the people of Rivers State are with us”.