By Our Correspondent <\/p>\n
Governor of Rivers State, Similaye Fubara on Sunday left the APC screening exercise abruptly after a brief appearance before the screening committee, with party officials declining to confirm whether he was successfully screened or why he was shunned.<\/p>\n
While other serving governors completed their screening on Saturday, Fubara was conspicuously absent from the process. <\/p>\n
He later arrived at the Plateau Governor\u2019s Lodge, venue of the screening, around 3:15pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The governor entered the screening room but walked out out five minutes later and headed straight to his unnumbered car parked at the entrance.<\/p>\n
Eye-Witnesses described his demeanor as visibly angry and agitated.<\/p>\n
When newsmen approached him for comments, Fubara declined to make comments. \u201cNo comment,\u201d he said, looking depressed before leaving the venue.<\/p>\n
Sources at the screening center gathered that the process did not go well with the Rivers State governor, though details of what transpired inside were not disclosed.<\/p>\n
Later, the APC National Secretary and Secretary of the Screening Committee, Senator Ajibola Basiru, was approached by newsmen but he was evasive when asked specifically about Fubara\u2019s status. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt appears that everybody must appear before the screening committee, of course, it is necessary as part of the process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Basiru stressed that no conclusions could be drawn yet about anyone’s fate. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the exercise, the screening committee will issue its report. As at now, the screening committee, when it has completed seeing everybody it is supposed to see, will sit down and come up with reports on the screening,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Pressed further on whether the Rivers governor had been screened, Basiru responded ambiguously by saying, \u201cI don\u2019t know what you mean by screening. Anybody that appears before screening committee, of course, is necessary as part of the process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He reiterated that the committee had not submitted its report. \u201cAs of now, there\u2019s no report of the screening committee,\u201d Basiru added.<\/p>\n
The incident has fueled speculation over Fubara\u2019s standing within the APC ahead of the 2027 elections, with the party yet to provide clarity on the outcome of his appearance.<\/p>\n
While other serving Governors were successfully screened on Saturday, Governor Fubara was conspicuously absent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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