Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara appeared before the All Progressives Congress governorship screening committee in Abuja on Sunday ahead of the 2027 general election but declined to speak on the exercise after leaving the venue.
The screening took place at the Plateau State Governors’ Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, where the APC committee screened sitting governors seeking another term in office. Fubara arrived at the venue earlier in the day and met with members of the committee led by the APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda.
After completing the process, the governor walked out of the venue while journalists waited to ask questions about his participation and the outcome of the screening. However, Fubara refused to discuss the exercise and gave only a brief response before leaving the premises.
His appearance before the committee came amid growing political attention in Rivers State following recent developments within the APC ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 elections.
The APC has continued its screening of aspirants across different positions as the party prepares for its primary elections. Fubara’s participation in the exercise also followed earlier reports that he had secured the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms for the governorship race.
The screening committee is handling the verification of governors and other aspirants contesting under the APC platform before the party moves to the next stage of its internal election process.