Just In: Fubara Walks Out Of APC Screening
The re-election bid of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, appeared to suffer a setback on Sunday after he stormed out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening hall in Abuja.
While other incumbent governors were successfully screened on Saturday, Governor Fubara was conspicuously absent.
He eventually arrived at the Plateau Governor’s Lodge, venue of the exercise, at about 3 pm on Sunday.
However, the Governor stormed out of the screening room after 20 minutes and his demeanor visibly changed.
Fubara, with anger written across his face, refused to grant interviews to journalists who had waited hours for his arrival.
When accosted by reporters asking how the exercise went, a visibly distressed Fubara simply said, “No comment.”
Since the screening of aspirants commenced, committee members have traditionally escorted governors seeking re-election or senatorial tickets out of the venue as a mark of respect.
However, it was a different story for Fubara; the committee members did not escort him out.
They reportedly left the room six minutes after his departure.
Sunday’s screening session was presided over by the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Ali Dalori.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
