Just two years after producing a miraculous sprint at the finish line to win Rivers State in the 2023 presidential election, the camp of President Bola Tinubu has commenced the race for 2027, opposition elements are alleging.

The imposition of a state of emergency with the suspension of Governor Simi Fubara is central to the plot to push Tinubu ahead in the 2027 contest, according to his critics. That claim is, however, countered by insiders in Tinubu’s camp who allege a plot by Fubara to fund the opposition to Tinubu towards the 2027 presidential election.

Whatever, both supporters and critics of the state of emergency insinuate money and politics as critical elements for the imposition of the state of emergency.

The huge pile of cash available to Rivers State both from the Federation Account and from internally generated sources, it is believed, is the pursuit of the political actors now scambling for Rivers State.

Sunday Vanguard reports that governors of Rivers State have, since the advent of the Fourth Republic, been fingered in funding presidential election campaigns either for themselves or for their associates.

Former Governor Peter Odili, just before the 2007 presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had so much muscled himself into the leading aspirant with support across the country.

Indeed, by the eve of the PDP presidential primary, the Odili Campaign had reportedly taken over all the major hotels in Abuja ready to move in delegates until top officials of the Olusegun Obasanjo administration descended on him.

Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, at the end of his two terms as governor, did not go for the ultimate prize, but allegedly backed General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) who eventually won the ticket and the main election.

Mr Nyesom Wike, who succeeded Amaechi, went for the prize himself and lost the PDP ticket mainly because of the gang-up between then-Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
He subsequently went on to back Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who won the election.

Control

So, ahead of the 2027 elections, eyes had turned towards Rivers with the prospects of having the political actors in control of the state play a role in funding the 2027 election.



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