The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the list of cleared and disqualified aspirants ahead of the party’s primaries for the 2027 general elections.
According to the list, 33 aspirants were cleared to participate in the primaries, while 65 others were not cleared.
Notably, all 32 aspirants believed to be aligned with the camp of Governor Siminalayi Fubara were disqualified from the exercise.
In contrast, incumbent members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were cleared.
In a statement, State Publicity Secretary Chibike Ikenga advised members who purchased the House of Assembly Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to verify their status on the notice board at the party’s state secretariat at No. 268B Aba Road, Port Harcourt.
Ikenga further stated that appeals arising from the screening outcome should be submitted through the party secretariat.
He added that the appeal process is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 12, at 10 a.m. at the party secretariat.
Meanwhile, the screening committee’s report listed several reasons for the disqualification of the affected aspirants.
Among the reasons are: “Nominations by persons who are not financially up to date members of the Party, contrary to Article 9.3 of the Party Constitution, inducement and attempted bribery of Committee members, submission of unsworn affidavits, failure to present voters cards, failure to present Party membership slips or cards, conflicting dates of birth, failure to confirm payment of membership dues by nominators, irregular party membership numbers of nominators, inconsistencies in names appearing in submitted documents, insufficient nominators with required numbers which fall short of three nominations per ward, invalid affidavits that failed to disclose material particulars relating to NECO certificates.”
