APC retains 33 aspirants for Rivers Assembly primaries, disqualifies 65

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the final list of cleared aspirants for its House of Assembly primaries scheduled for Wednesday, May 20.

The party retained the initial list of 33 cleared aspirants out of the 98 individuals who expressed interest in contesting the primaries, effectively disqualifying 65 aspirants from the process.

Among those disqualified are all aspirants believed to be loyal to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, including three serving members of the State House of Assembly.

In contrast, aspirants aligned with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, particularly sitting lawmakers, were cleared to participate in the exercise.

In the earlier list released last week, the party had directed disqualified aspirants to submit appeals at the APC secretariat for reconsideration of their status.

Although several affected aspirants filed appeals, none was successful, as the party maintained its original list without any adjustments.