BREAKING NEWS: FUBARA EMERGES YPP GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE

Blessing Fubara has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Rivers State.

Fubara, who previously sought the governorship ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), contested the party’s governorship primaries alongside Dumo Lulu-Briggs before later resigning his membership of the party.

He has now joined the YPP race, where he will represent the party in the governorship election.

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