Declare your 2027 intentions now, Wike’s ex-aide tells Fubara
A public affairs analyst and publisher, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has advised the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to publicly declare his intentions to seek reelection in 2027. Inko-Tariah, a former Special
A public affairs analyst and publisher, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has advised the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to publicly declare his intentions to seek reelection in 2027.
Inko-Tariah, a former Special Advisers on Media to former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State wondered why the state had witnessed low political activity ahead of next year's general election.
He lamented that political parties and politicians in the state were not actively preparing for the elections.
Advertisement
300x250
Speaking in Port Harcourt on Friday, Inko-Tariah, who is alsi the publisher of a Port Harcourt based tabloid 'Hard Truth' blamed the situation on what he referred state capture, claming that powerful interests were influencing political processes.
But he said the governor should leverage the organic supoort he still enjoyed in the state to declate his intentions.
Read Also: ‘Preservation, not production is Nigeria’s food problem’
Inko-Tariah said: " The primaries are coming up. The sad part of it is that this man (Fubara) even without the nod of Mr President in a free and fair election, will win because he still has organic support.
"“I will enjoin the governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara to contest because he has the organic support. Rivers' people are solidly behind him.
"And I also have a conviction from the snippets of information coupled together that the All Progressive Congress national is solidly behind him.In a free and fair election Fubara doesn’t need anybody's support. He just needs the support from the people.
Inko-Tariah expressed worry that the will of the people may not prevail in the 2027 elections in the state, saying candidates could be imposed on the people.
