The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has said it will resist any attempt to import internal crises associated with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, into its fold.
The APC insisted that Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the party in the state.
The Rivers APC spokesperson, Darlington Nwuju, stated this on Friday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show.
Nwuju said the party was resolved not to allow any external forces to destabilise the government or the APC in Rivers State, stressing that the party would not align with or pander to interests seeking to create instability.
He said the APC had made its position clear that Governor Fubara was not only a member of the party but its leader in Rivers State, adding that the party would stand by him.
Referring to the political crisis that has engulfed the state, Nwuju traced the tensions to events that occurred while the key actors were still members of the PDP, beginning in October 2023.
According to him, the APC would resist any effort to transfer what he described as the “spirit” of the PDP crisis into the ruling party.
He said: “Let me say this clearly for those who are in doubt about the resolve of the APC in Rivers state to ensure that the government of the day in Rivers is not destabilized.
“Then let them take this to the bank that we would not accept, we would not align, we will not also pander to the wishes of any external force, anywhere that will attempt to destabilize the government of Rivers state.
“Like we clearly stated in our statement yesterday, that this governor is not just a member of the All Progressives Congress, but as it stands today, he is the leader of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers state.
“Now you would recall the series of drama, or the drama series that we’ve been treated to in Rivers state, and that was purely when they were members of the People’s Democratic Party, starting from October 13, 2023 when the drama began, we believe strongly that this should not dovetail into the APC.
“The spirit of PDP cannot be transferred into the APC. We are going to resist it. We reject it. And every Frankenstein monster that attempts to destabilize our party and the leadership of the governor of Rivers State will surely be resisted by every illegal means possible. This is not an emotional thing.”
