Nigeria, May 14 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said that he is still a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) amid speculation that he resigned from the party.

Mr Fubara spoke on Wednesday in Rumuigbo Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state after inspecting the reconstructed Rivers State Psychiatric Hospital, which was remodelled into a general hospital.

Speculation has been rife recently that Mr Fubara resigned from the APC and was also considering a switch to the National Democratic Congress.

The speculation began after Mr Fubara appeared to have been rejected by the APC Screening Committee for the governorship ticket.

The governor reportedly walked out of the APC screening venue and refused to speak ...