Breaking: APC Declares Winner in Rivers Governorship Primary
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced Kingsley Chinda as the winner of its governorship primary in Rivers to represent the party in the 2027 general elections.
Bitrus Kwamoti, the chairman of the APC governorship primary election committee and returning officer, declared Chinda as the winner of the primary in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday, May 21.
Source: Twitter
The Punch reported that Kwamoti announced the results at the APC secretariat in Port Harcourt after receiving the results of the primaries from collation officers in the 23 local government areas of the state.
Chinda, a member of the House of Representatives, was the sole aspirant in the primary. He reportedly polled a total of 268, 497 votes in the primary.
The APC primary in Rivers has attracted attention with a lingering political crisis in the state, and the influence of the allies of Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), within the structure of the ruling party.
Source: Legit.ng
