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Born
Siminalayi Fubara was born on 28 Jan 1975.
Current office
Siminalayi Fubara
Governor of Rivers State
This term: 29 May 2023–present
THE PERSON- State
- Rivers
- Country
- Nigeria
Current party · membership recordAll Progressives CongressAPCHow to reach
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- All Progressives Congress (APC) national secretariat: No. 40 Blantyre Street, Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria. This is the party’s office, not this person’s.Suggest one
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Accountant and politician serving as Governor of Rivers State since 2023. Former Accountant General of Rivers State.
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A life in the public record.
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1975
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD2020
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDWorking lifeReviewed record
Accountant-General
Rivers State Government
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- Government
- Employment
- Employee
Career civil servant and accountant who joined the Rivers State civil service in 2003 and rose through accountancy ranks to become Director of Finance and Accounts, Permanent Secretary (March 2020), and Accountant-General of Rivers State (appointed 23 December 2020). He held the Accountant-General post until May 2022, when he left to contest the 2023 PDP governorship primaries.
2022
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDAssets & financial disclosuresReviewed record
Asset disclosure record · 2022
In November 2022, while he was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara was invited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to appear before its investigation team at the CCB headquarters in Abuja for alleged non-declaration and false declaration of assets as a public servant. Vanguard reported that the invitation (reference CCB/HQ/II&M/007/2269, dated 26 October 2022, signed by Sebastine P Gwimi, Director, Intelligence,…
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In November 2022, while he was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara was invited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to appear before its investigation team at the CCB headquarters in Abuja for alleged non-declaration and false declaration of assets as a public servant. Vanguard reported that the invitation (reference CCB/HQ/II&M/007/2269, dated 26 October 2022, signed by Sebastine P Gwimi, Director, Intelligence, Investigation and Monitoring) followed a petition dated 11 May 2022 by Ifeanyichukwu Obasi-Nweze of Volunteer Legal Practitioners for Morals and Values, and required Fubara to bring Certified True Copies including the acknowledgment slips of all his asset declarations to the CCB from when he joined the public service to date, as well as documents of his properties, companies and bank accounts. Punch reported on 30 November 2022 that Fubara had yet to honour the invitation. No declared amount was disclosed in any of the sources.
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- Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)
- Recorded component value
- No amount published in this record
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Publications & ideasReviewed record
Public Debt and Economic Development: An Empirical Evidence from Nigeria
Archives of Business Research
- Publication type
- Article
2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElection participationReviewed record
2023 Governorship election
Peoples Democratic Party · Rivers
- Result
- Won
- Votes
- 302,614
- Vote share
- 62.53%
- Recorded winner
- Siminalayi Fubara
INEC Returning Officer Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh declared Fubara (PDP) winner of the Rivers State governorship election held on 18 March 2023; he polled 302,614 votes (62.53%) against APC's Tonye Cole (95,274), SDP's Magnus Abe (46,981) and LP's Beatrice Itubo (22,224).
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Governor
Rivers
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- Rivers Governorship Cycle 2023-2027
2024
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD Electoral caseDismissed
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Governorship election challenge
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2023 Rivers State governorship election petition (APC candidate Patrick Tonye Cole's challenge to Siminalayi Fubara's election) — dismissed by the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court
- Role in this matter
- Role not specified
- Record type
- Record type not specified
- Court / authority
- Supreme Court of Nigeria (on appeal from the Court of Appeal and the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal)
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Last documented outcome
Dismissed
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal filed by Patrick Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the declaration of Siminalayi Fubara (PDP) as winner of the 18 March 2023 Rivers State governorship election. The court held that Cole failed to establish his allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and upheld the concurrent verdicts of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of…
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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal filed by Patrick Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the declaration of Siminalayi Fubara (PDP) as winner of the 18 March 2023 Rivers State governorship election. The court held that Cole failed to establish his allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and upheld the concurrent verdicts of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal (which affirmed Fubara's victory on 28 November 2023).
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- Outcome recorded · Dismissed
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal filed by Patrick Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the declaration of Siminalayi Fubara (PDP) as winner of the 18 March 2023 Rivers State governorship election. The court held that Cole failed to establish his allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and upheld the concurrent verdicts of the Rivers…
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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, dismissed as lacking in merit the appeal filed by Patrick Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the declaration of Siminalayi Fubara (PDP) as winner of the 18 March 2023 Rivers State governorship election. The court held that Cole failed to establish his allegations of non-compliance with the Electoral Act 2022 and upheld the concurrent verdicts of the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal (which affirmed Fubara's victory on 28 November 2023).
Legislation & decisionsReviewed record
Rivers State 2025 Appropriation Bill
Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Rivers State's 2025 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Inclusive Growth & Development'. Presented by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly on 30 December 2024 (reported as an N1.188 trillion estimate at presentation; cited as about N1.1 trillion at assent). Passed by the Assembly and signed into law by Fubara on 2 January 2025 at Government House, Port Harcourt, as the Rivers…
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Governor-initiated executive bill appropriating funds for Rivers State's 2025 fiscal year, tagged 'Budget of Inclusive Growth & Development'. Presented by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly on 30 December 2024 (reported as an N1.188 trillion estimate at presentation; cited as about N1.1 trillion at assent). Passed by the Assembly and signed into law by Fubara on 2 January 2025 at Government House, Port Harcourt, as the Rivers State Appropriation Law No. 1 of 2025, with allocations across sectors including education and health.
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- Stage recorded
- Signed into law
- Chamber
- State assembly
- Stage date
- 2 Jan 2025
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2025
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDHonours & recognitionReviewed record
New Telegraph Man of the Year 2025
National newspaper award recognising Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the delivery of people-centred programmes and projects and development of social infrastructure in Rivers State; bestowed on Friday, 13 February 2026 at a ceremony held at the Oriental Hotels, Lagos.
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- New Telegraph Newspapers
- Category
- Man of the Year
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Party membershipReviewed record
All Progressives Congress (APC)
Current party affiliation of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on 9 December 2025, announcing the move at a stakeholders' meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. He was previously a long-standing PDP member: INEC's 2023 final candidate list records him as the PDP governorship candidate for Rivers State, and he won the PDP governorship primary in May 2022 before…
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Current party affiliation of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. He officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on 9 December 2025, announcing the move at a stakeholders' meeting at Government House, Port Harcourt. He was previously a long-standing PDP member: INEC's 2023 final candidate list records him as the PDP governorship candidate for Rivers State, and he won the PDP governorship primary in May 2022 before being elected Governor on the PDP platform in March 2023.
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KEPT OUTSIDE THE DATED CHRONOLOGY Accountability recordAllegation recorded
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EFCC declares Rivers State Accountant-General Siminalayi Fubara and 58 others wanted over alleged N435 billion fraud
In May 2022, the EFCC declared Fubara (then Accountant-General of Rivers State) and 58 others wanted over an alleged N435 billion fraud; Fubara and four other Rivers State government officials were specifically wanted for suspected N117 billion fraud, alleged criminal conspiracy, money laundering, misappropriation of public funds and abuse of office. On 7 June 2022 EFCC operatives attempted to arrest him at Port Harcourt International Airport but were prevented by supporters.…
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In May 2022, the EFCC declared Fubara (then Accountant-General of Rivers State) and 58 others wanted over an alleged N435 billion fraud; Fubara and four other Rivers State government officials were specifically wanted for suspected N117 billion fraud, alleged criminal conspiracy, money laundering, misappropriation of public funds and abuse of office. On 7 June 2022 EFCC operatives attempted to arrest him at Port Harcourt International Airport but were prevented by supporters. He was never charged or tried; he became governor in May 2023 and is protected by Section 308 immunity. Fact-checkers (2024) confirm the wanted declaration dates to May 2022 (FIJ reported he had been on the EFCC wanted list since September 2018), not to any recent development.
- Role in this matter
- Accused
- Record type
- Fraud
- Court / authority
- EFCC
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Allegation recorded
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Party membershipReviewed record
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Previous party before moving to APC; original joining date unknown. Departure recorded 2025-12-09.
Education & qualificationsReviewed record
Rivers State University
Bachelor's degree · Business Education (Accountancy)
- Institution
- University
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Public family connectionReviewed record
Valerie Siminalayi Fubara
Spouse
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- A family relationship alone does not establish influence or wrongdoing
Wife of Rivers State Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara and First Lady of Rivers State since May 2023; a public figure. Per Rivers State Ministry of Information & Communications she runs the Valerie SIMple Life Initiative NGO.
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The Rivers State purse
As Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara presides over Rivers State's public finances.
Rivers State's approved budget for 2026 is ₦1,854,248,734,476 (about ₦1.9T).
Rivers State budget 2026Rivers State received ₦366,820,984,773 (about ₦366.8B) in FAAC federal allocations between January and July 2026.
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