Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday evening held a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, heightening political speculation over his next moves amid escalating tensions in the state.

Fubara’s visit to the State House comes at a time when whispers of a possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have gained renewed momentum.

The governor is believed to be navigating a fresh wave of political unease back home, prompting interest in his engagements with the Presidency.

According to reports, the governor arrived the Villa at exactly 5:01 p.m., wearing a deep-blue long-sleeved shirt, black trousers, and a matching black cap.

He was spotted walking through the corridor that leads to the President’s office not long after Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, had been ushered in for his own separate meeting.

As of press time, the purpose and outcome of both meetings remain undisclosed, leaving room for further speculation within political circles.

This latest visit follows comments recently made by Fubara during the combined 37th and 38th convocation ceremonies of the Rivers State University (RSU) in Port Harcourt. The governor had openly credited his survival during the political crisis that plunged the state into a six-month emergency-like situation to President Tinubu’s intervention.

Fubara had told the gathering that many of the struggles facing the university—and the state at large—were tied to the political storm that temporarily disrupted democratic governance in Rivers.

He said: “Like you said, a report was given to us. But you all know what happened in the life of our administration. It is only by the special grace of God, the special favour from Mr President, that we are standing here still as the ones presiding over the affairs of Rivers State.”

The governor restated his commitment to fully funding RSU and supporting its staff and students, even as political observers continue to watch his next steps closely.

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With details of his meeting with the President still under wraps, attention has now shifted to what the discussion might signal for the political future of Rivers State—and for Fubara’s own position within the PDP.