The Labour Party (LP) has dropped its petition against the election of Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara.
Fubara was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 gubernatorial poll in Rivers State.
The LP’s governorship candidate in the State, Beatrice Itubo, revealed the withdrawal of the petition during an interview with Channels Television on Saturday.
Itubo also pledged her support for Fubara’s government for the progress of Rivers State.
The LP had challenged Fubara’s victory but the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos dismissed its petition and upheld the PDP candidate’s election.
The alignment between Fubara and Itubo is the latest development in the political crisis rocking Rivers State, following a rift between Fubara and his predecessor, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike.
Not a few believe that the withdrawal of the petition has minimized Fubara’s troubles, leaving him to manage the crisis arising from the mass desertion of his cabinet by erstwhile member who are said to be loyal to Wike.