The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has said that it was ready to cooperate with the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara upon his return to office after the expiration of the State of Emergency on the State on September 18, 2025.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on March 18, 2025, declared a state of emergency on the state and suspended all democratic institutions in the state, including the governor, his deputy and members of the State House of Assembly, over heightened political crisis and attendant insecurity.
Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, APC chairman in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, however, said collaborating with the governor will not stop the main opposition in the state from holding Fubara accountable on issues of governance.
Okocha assured all that the APC would continue to consolidate on its membership base while also offering constructive criticism of the Fubara administration after his return.
He said, “The governor who was suspended will return to office on September 18. The APC will work with him when he returns.
“There are states where the governor and assembly members are in different parties, so we are going to work with him.
“However, that will not take away our right to criticise him when he does wrong. But for us, the LG chairmen will work with him, except that we will not agree to vicious policies.”
