2027: Wike, Fubara Can’t Deliver Rivers For Tinubu Without Rigging — Fayose

Isaac Fayose, a social commentator and brother of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has claimed that neither the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, nor Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, can win Rivers State for the All Progressives Congress (APC) or President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election without electoral manipulation.

Fayose made the assertion in a video posted on his Facebook page on Saturday, where he spoke in a mix of English and Pidgin languages while reacting to the prolonged political crisis in Rivers State.

“Make we no deceive ourselves,” Fayose said.

“Both Wike and Fubara, none of them can win Rivers election for APC or Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 without rigging. The only person that can win Rivers State for Tinubu is INEC and the Police, not Fubara and not Wike.”

According to him, the ongoing rift between the former governor and his successor was not driven by public interest but by a struggle over control of the state’s resources.

“Wike and Fubara are fighting for Rivers’ resources,” he alleged.

“Fubara has saved a lot of money, and Wike is looking at this money. That is what they are fighting for.”

Fayose further argued that both political camps lacked the grassroots support needed to secure an electoral victory for the APC in Rivers State, particularly if the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, remains on the ballot in 2027.

“If Peter Obi is on the ballot, neither Wike nor Fubara can get 25 per cent of the total votes cast for APC in Rivers State,” he claimed.

He also criticised recent political tours and outreach efforts by the rival camps, describing them as ineffective attempts to influence voters through financial inducements.

“All the tours they have been doing to grease people’s hands in poverty are not up to 30,000 people,” Fayose said.

He added, “The real voters in Rivers State are just looking at them.”