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In practical terms:
Yes, a politician may move to another party after withdrawing from a primary process, but only if the new party’s primary and INEC deadlines legally allow it. It is not an automatic ban under the Electoral Act.

If a person withdraws as an aspirant during/before the party primary election, the Electoral Act does not expressly ban that person from later joining another political party and contesting — but only if the new party lawfully nominates him through its own primary process and within INEC timelines. Section 84 deals with party primaries and nomination procedures.

If a person withdraws from his party’s primary election (or leaves before emergence as candidate), the law does not expressly say “you can never join another party.”
PLACNG
But under the 2026 Act, parties must submit their membership register to INEC before primaries, and only eligible members in that process can be voted for under party nomination rules. That means moving late to another party may make lawful nomination difficult or impossible depending on timing and compliance.
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So the practical answer is:
Yes, a politician may withdraw and contest under another party only if he legally qualifies under that new party’s nomination process and INEC requirements.

Hope for Fubara to move to any party of his choice to contest for governorship election.


https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ElectoralAct2026.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Fubara planned the game well.. let's keep our fingers crossed.

Politicstoday:
In practical terms:
Yes, a politician may move to another party after withdrawing from a primary process, but only if the new party’s primary and INEC deadlines legally allow it. It is not an automatic ban under the Electoral Act.

Hope for Fubara to move to any party of his choice to contest for governorship election.

All political parties have already submitted their membership register to INEC. It is too late.

seunmsg:
All political parties have already submitted their membership register to INEC. It is too late.

please read the amended electoral act well.

2027 constitutionally FUBARA can't contest in any political party

Politicstoday:
In practical terms:
Yes, a politician may move to another party after withdrawing from a primary process, but only if the new party’s primary and INEC deadlines legally allow it. It is not an automatic ban under the Electoral Act.

If a person withdraws as an aspirant during/before the party primary election, the Electoral Act does not expressly ban that person from later joining another political party and contesting — but only if the new party lawfully nominates him through its own primary process and within INEC timelines. Section 84 deals with party primaries and nomination procedures.

If a person withdraws from his party’s primary election (or leaves before emergence as candidate), the law does not expressly say “you can never join another party.”
PLACNG
But under the 2026 Act, parties must submit their membership register to INEC before primaries, and only eligible members in that process can be voted for under party nomination rules. That means moving late to another party may make lawful nomination difficult or impossible depending on timing and compliance.
Credit: PLACNG
So the practical answer is:
Yes, a politician may withdraw and contest under another party only if he legally qualifies under that new party’s nomination process and INEC requirements.

Hope for Fubara to move to any party of his choice to contest for governorship election.


https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ElectoralAct2026.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Ope oooo. I wish him all the best. Beneficiaries of corrupt systems trying to fight the corrupt systems without coming out fully against them.

Osibanjo, Desmond Elliot, Fubara, Ned Nwoko, case studies.

yarimo:
2027 constitutionally FUBARA can't contest in any political party

nope. Signed amended electoral act allows Fubara to join another party

Fufu boi is gone...

Politicstoday:
nope. Signed amended electoral act allows Fubara to join another party

Which one is amended
There is no amended law

He can move but you put plenty hope on Sim.

Una no Sabi say the guy head no dey go there at alllll.

Back to square zero. He didn't listen again

Fubra is such a very weak man.

No stamina to challenge wike. So pathetic

We will learn this politics together.

He should join NDC. What's he waiting for? Na Obi get rivers. Even the massively manipulated election result sheets in 2023 by wike were enough proof. Let's he how he'd do it this time and get away with it as minister. Rivers staged an unprecedented protest early this week against this wicked regime

This fubara issues really pained this op alot. HE has been opening lots of threads since SIM lost his 2nd term bid. He caused his downfall by himself. He wanted to do obasakis style but backfired. Wike is a very dangerous politician that needs to be studied carefully. He who wants to eat with the devil, must have a long spoon with different heads. He messed up the day he wanted to fight the corrupt system that brought him there. He demolished RSHOA building without plan B and you think they won't hunt him? He would have waited quietly for his second term and cleverly execute his plans. No matter the party he joined, he can't fight and succeed. It's not that easy. Rivers state is easy to rig and induce all party loyalists with cash.

Politicstoday:
please read the amended electoral act well.

U are talking to an Act Apc online fan boy

Sim is going no where. He obviously doesn't want to offend the President. He is afraid of the consequences.

So, you’re encouraging party prostitution now because he’s your favourite politician, yet you abuse those who defect from other parties to APC. I’m 100% sure you’re an Obidient, hypocrisy and double standards is in you like peak milk

Does he have the liver to defect to another party? That's the million dollar question here.

Eriokanmi:
He should join NDC. What's he waiting for? Na Obi get rivers. Even the massively manipulated election results sheets in 2023 by wike was enough proof. Let's he how he'd do it this time and get away with it as minister. Rivers staged an unprecedented protest early this week against this wicked regime

Continue deceiving yourself.

Are you aware Fubara have not contested any primary election? He only stepped down. He can still join another party and contest primary election. The law is more on double contesting of primary election, not the party register

yarimo:
2027 constitutionally FUBARA can't contest in any political party

I have mixed feelings about this drama. On the one hand, I feel that Fubara is a victim of a corrupt system of cronyism and godfatherism. On the other hand, I realize that Fubara himself did not deserve to be governor in the first place. The same system that is fighting him brought him to power.
Much as the current political system disgusts me, I feel that Fubara is disloyal and ungrateful. He did not even campaign nor earn any serious votes. Wike literally handed the governorship to him on a platter of God. It did not even take him three months to start fighting Wike. It disgusts me to say this in this particular case, but as a general principle, agreements must be respected. Fubara agreed to certain conditions before Wike handed the position to him. A decent man will at least wait till the second term before he begins to renegotiate terms of the agreement

Fubara won’t move to any political party. If he does any funny move. The impeachment process will begin again like it never stopped. He has been checkmated.

Politicstoday:
Fubara planned the game well.. let's keep our fingers crossed.

I do not think so. Fubara knows that his hands are tied.

If he decamps, the house of assembly will find the excuse to impeach him finally. His continued stay is simply premised on the fact that he needs to protect his chances for a possible future attempt at returning to the seat.

I think APC moved too fast with the primaries. With the court ruling of yesterday, other parties have more time to secure more members and conduct their own primaries, particularly NDC and ADC, who need to get more national spread.

Fubara has the choice to run on the platform of another party, particularly NDC, which seems to have started gaining momentum in Rivers state. I do not foresee that happening. However, his name is already on the campaign council list of APC and I believe that in agreeing to step down for the APC candidate, he must have received some assurances from BAT.

Make una stop
All this yeye thread you told God father to help you win you won I want to dish him
Give what belong to Cesar to Cesar

You can’t collect food from devil and run to church

He was warn openly by fayose

Abeg abeg fubura go home and if u like let this twitter boys push u again this time once Apc win ur state they will collect all ur property till ur last kobo and put u in jail
Almighty el Rufai Dey jail who are u

ikwerre are ruling reverse State for another 8 years again

Let him move, let's see if he can win without wike. People don't appreciate what they have untill they lose it

See people who hate wike complaining about ikwerre Agenda. Is APC the only party in the state? You hate wike but you want him to dash you power he hustled for by endorsing a candidate you prefer? Why not go and test your strength in other platforms since wike is a nobody? Jokers!

seunmsg:
All political parties have already submitted their membership register to INEC. It is too late.

.. fubara brother blessing fubara is contesting for governor under NDC and he will defeat Kingsley chinda...rivers people want ijaw to continue not ikwerre...ikwerre has already done 16 years