The Minority Leader, of the House of Representatives , Hon. Kingsley Chinda has emerged as governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress for Rivers State gubernatorial election in 2027.
Hon. Kingsley Chinda
Chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee and returning officer, Hon. Bitrus Kwamoti, announced the result in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
Kwamoti made the announcement 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.
He stated,” I, Kwamoti Bitrus, Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee, here have been certified that I am the Returning Officer for the Rivers State Governorship Primary Election held on this day, 21st day of May, 2026.
The name of the aspirant, which is the sole aspirant, is Chinda Ogundu Kingsley. He scored the total number of votes, 268, 497.
“Ogundu Kinsley, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner of the primary election and is, in return, elected as the party’s governorship candidate for Rivers State.”
The Rivers APC primary had attracted attention amid the lingering political crisis in the state and the influence of allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, within the party structure.
The incumbent Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara who had earlier purchased the APC governorship expression of interest and nomination forms announced his withdrawal from 2027 governorship race few hours before the the party’s gubernatorial primary election.
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