The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Kingsley Chinda as its governorship candidate for Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The announcement was made on Thursday in Port Harcourt by the Chairman of the party’s Governorship Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer, Bitrus Kwamoti.
Kwamoti declared the result at the APC Secretariat after receiving collation reports from officers across the 23 local government areas of the state.
He said: “I, Kwamoti Bitrus, Chairman of the Governorship Primary Election Committee, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the Rivers State Governorship Primary Election held on this 21st day of May, 2026.
“The sole aspirant, Chinda Ogundu Kingsley, scored a total of 268,497 votes.
“Ogundu Kingsley, 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 turn, elected as the party’s governorship candidate for Rivers State.”
The Rivers APC primary attracted significant attention amid the ongoing political tensions in the state and the influence of allies of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, within the party structure.
There had also been speculation over the political future of Governor Siminalayi Fubara following reports that he withdrew from the APC governorship primary.
