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Rivers APC hails peaceful Reps primaries
The All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives Primary Election Committee in Rivers State has commended party members for maintaining peace and order during the conduct of the primaries.
The party’s primary elections were held on Saturday across the state’s 23 local government areas, with 13 candidates emerging for the various federal constituencies ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Chairman of the Rivers State House of Representatives Primary Election Committee and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council of the Federal University of Transportation, Wahab Owokoniran, said the exercise was conducted peacefully despite widespread perceptions of political violence in Rivers State.
“I myself I was disappointed that there was no violence,” he said.
Owokoniran noted that aspirants who satisfied the requirements of the party’s constitution and electoral guidelines successfully emerged as candidates.
Speaking while announcing the results at the APC secretariat in Port Harcourt on Saturday night, he explained that some constituencies had only one aspirant, while others recorded contests between two aspirants.
He further expressed optimism that party members would sustain the same level of discipline and unity during the general elections.
Owokoniran also expressed confidence in the APC’s chances of winning Rivers State in 2027.
Also speaking, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Chibike Ikenga, described the primaries across the constituencies as peaceful and successful.
He urged the victorious aspirants to remain humble and focused ahead of the general election.
“For those who didn’t make it doesn’t mean they can’t make it tomorrow. It’s like that. Our party as well has a mechanism that we deploy to unite the party and talk to people whose nerves have been frayed, to calm the nerves and ensure that we rally round the candidates to defeat the opposition party in the general elections,” Ikenga stated.
Among those declared winners were Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, for Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency; Precious Igwe for Port Harcourt Federal Constituency I; and Blessing Amadi for Port Harcourt Federal Constituency II.
Others include serving member of the House of Representatives, Dunamene Deekor, for Gokana/Khana Federal Constituency; Felix Nwaeke for Eleme/Tai/Oyigbo Federal Constituency; Isobo Solomon for Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru Federal Constituency; and serving member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Linda Somiari-Steward, for Okrika/Ogu/Bolo Federal Constituency.
Also elected were serving federal lawmakers Solomon Bob for Obua/Odual/Ahoada East Federal Constituency and Victor Obuzor for Ahoada West/Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Federal Constituency.
Frederick Apiafi emerged as the party’s candidate for Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency; Ozuzum Nwamaka for Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency; Cyril Hart for Bonny/Degema Federal Constituency; and Onyeozu Joy Nyebuchi for Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, including the Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Johnson Sinikiem, were present at the party secretariat during the announcement of the results.
The primaries followed the earlier disqualification of four aspirants alleged to be loyalists of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Those disqualified included serving members of the House of Representatives, Awaji Inombek Abiante and Boma Goodhead.
Others affected were retired Air Commodore John Opera and Anderson Igbiki.
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National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has reacted to the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s 2027 presidential candidate.
Mark said Atiku’s emergence as ADC’s presidential candidate is an indication that democracy can still work.
Atiku defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Mohammed Hayatu-Deen at the ADC’s presidential primary by a wide margin.
Speaking at the official collation and declaration of the results in Abuja, Mark said: “Today is not just about announcing a presidential candidate.
“Today is also about proving a point to Nigeria and to Nigerians.
“It is about proving that democracy can still work. Proving that political competition does not have to become political warfare. That a party can organize itself around principles instead of personalities. And that in a season of deep national anxiety, a bright future is still possible.
‘That is why this gathering matters. And that is why history will remember what we have done here Today.
“Let me begin by thanking every member of the African Democratic Congress for your steadfastness, your patience, your sacrifices, your understanding, and your faith in this party, especially in the face of daunting challenges. Many people doubted us. Some dismissed us. Others predicted confusion, division, and even outright collapse.”
Mark also commended Amaechi and the former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group and former Chairman of NNDC, Hayatu-Deen.
He noted that the ADC is the only party that had three aspirants contesting for the presidential ticket.
“It is important to mention that we are the only political party to have 3 strong aspirants contest for the presidential ticket.
“This alone makes the ADC unique in its deep commitment to democracy and democratic practices,” he added.
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Abia State Chapter of the Labour Party, LP, says it will hold the party’s governorship, Senatorial, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly primary elections simultaneously on Saturday, May 30, 2026, across the 184 wards of Abia State.
This was contained in a statement released by the Publicity Secretary of LP in Abia State, Iroegbu Emenike on Thursday.
Emenike said that the development followed the official directive and communication earlier transmitted by the national leadership of the LP to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, notifying the Commission of the adjustment and harmonization of the primary election dates nationwide.
The party advised all party faithful across the 184 Wards in the 17 LGAs, to adequately prepare for the exercise, assured all the members and aspirants that adequate security arrangements have been put in place to guarantee orderly primary elections.
The LP further promised that the exercise would be credible and, peaceful and inclusive in line with the Electoral Act, the constitution of the Labour Party and all established democratic guidelines governing the process.
However, the announcement of the simultaneous primary election did not indicate if the party would conduct a primary to pick its presidential candidate or not.
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Isa Ashiru has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State ahead of the 2027 elections.
Ashiru, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won the ADC ticket after scoring 86,113 votes in the party primary.
Former Kaduna education commissioner, Jafaru Sani, came second with 29,580 votes.
Other aspirants included Professor Muhammad San-Bello, who got 13,559 votes; Ahmed Tijjani with 13,550 votes; and Shuaibu Mikati, who polled 10,819 votes.
Ashiru previously contested the Kaduna governorship election under the PDP in 2019 and 2023. He lost to former governor, Nasir El-Rufai in 2019 and also lost to Governor Uba Sani in 2023 after scoring 719,000 votes.
Meanwhile, some ADC House of Representatives aspirants in Kaduna have rejected the outcome of the primaries, claiming there were irregularities during the exercise.
Speaking on behalf of the aggrieved aspirants, Samaila Makarfi described the process as “a sham and totally unacceptable.”
He also demanded a review of the primaries.
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