{"id":124904,"date":"2026-01-10T21:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=124904"},"modified":"2026-01-10T21:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T20:55:06","slug":"fayose-predicts-fubaras-fall-backs-obi-as-adcs-only-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/fayose-predicts-fubaras-fall-backs-obi-as-adcs-only-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Fayose Predicts Fubara\u2019s Fall, Backs Obi as ADC\u2019s Only Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1853938378403134749\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1853938378403134749-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1853938378403134749-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the only political force sustaining the African Democratic Congress while predicting that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, may not survive the ongoing political crisis in the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fayose spoke on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, and his comments were monitored by a Pointblank News correspondent.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, without Obi\u2019s presence, the ADC would struggle to command attention on the national political stage.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cObi is the only life in ADC; all other people in ADC are semi-existent,\u201d Fayose said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cIf Obi had remained in the Labour Party or moved to the Accord Party, he would still be the only life there. The other forces are old and largely nonexistent.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former governor further claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost its footing, describing the main opposition party as technically dead due to persistent internal crises and leadership failures.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also cautioned against dragging Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, into the ongoing crisis rocking the PDP, warning that such moves could worsen the party\u2019s internal divisions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commenting on the political crisis in Rivers State, Fayose said the situation had reached a point where Governor Siminalayi Fubara\u2019s survival in office was doubtful, declaring that only \u201cprayers and fasting\u201d could save him from impeachment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Fayose, Fubara failed to draw lessons from past political upheavals, including the emergency rule era, which should have served as a warning.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI was impeached. When I returned as Governor, I was a better person. I learned lessons and refused to make the same mistakes,\u201d Fayose said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cI was calmer because I learned. Fubara learned nothing as it is now.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fayose recalled that he was among those who, during Fubara\u2019s swearing-in ceremony in 2023, advised the Rivers governor to tread carefully in his relationship with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, warning that failure to do so could result in a turbulent administration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said recent developments appear to have vindicated those early warnings.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reiterating his political position, Fayose disclosed that he openly supported President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 general election and has remained consistent in his stance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOpenly, I supported Tinubu in 2023. I didn\u2019t hide it, and till now, I am still there. I don\u2019t jump,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cI have said it before\u00a0 I am not a member of the APC, and I will never be.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The remarks underscore the uncertainty surrounding Nigeria\u2019s opposition politics ahead of 2027, as internal crises, leadership tussles and shifting alliances continue to shape early calculations across parties.<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_2489180575489855237ymail_android_signature\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the only political force sustaining the African Democratic Congress while predicting&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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