Dare Babalola
Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr. Benibo Anabraba, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), marking a significant development in the state’s political landscape.
This was contained in a letter dated January 5, 2026, and addressed to the PDP Chairman, Ward 1, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.
According to the letter, Benibo Anabrab’s decision to quit the main opposition party is “personal”.
He appreciated the “political leverage gained from the party during the period of my membership”.
Although Anabrab failed to state his next political party, it was rumoured that he had joined the ruling All Progressives Congress APC.
There has been a mass defection from the PDP to the ruling party since the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara left the opposition party.
The state is currently facing another shot of political crisis as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike and his estranged political son Governor Fubara resumed their face-off.
While Fubara apparently joined the ruling party in a bid to return to the government house in 2027, Wike vowed to terminate the dream.
Recall that Ngozi Odu, the deputy governor of Rivers state, on Sunday registered as a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, becoming the latest senior official in the state to defect from the opposition.
Odu registered as an APC member at her polling unit in Akabuka, a town in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni area, party officials said.
After completing the registration, she joined supporters in singing “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand,” a song closely linked to President Bola Tinubu and the party’s campaign messaging.
