Friday, May 22, 2026 - Ogundu Kingsley Chinda has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2027 election in Rivers State following the withdrawal of three other aspirants from the race.
Chinda emerged as the party’s sole candidate after Rivers
State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, former governorship candidate Tonye Cole and
Alabo Dakorinama George-Kelly reportedly stepped down from the contest on
Wednesday night, May 20.
Chairman of the APC State Governorship Primary Committee,
Kwamoti Bitrus, announced that Chinda secured 268,497 votes as the sole
aspirant in the primary election. Bitrus commended party members for what he
described as their massive participation in the exercise and praised party
agents for their commitment throughout the process.
He also thanked the state leadership of the APC for creating
what he called a conducive environment for the primary election. Chinda
currently represents Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency in the House of
Representatives and serves as the Minority Leader of the 10th House.
The lawmaker was originally elected into the National
Assembly under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party. Speaking after
the primary, APC Publicity Secretary in Rivers State, Chibike Ikenga, said the
party had been “recalibrated” in the state.
According to Ikenga, the emergence of Chinda as the party’s
candidate signals a reorganisation within the APC and provides the party with a
candidate capable of promoting unity and development in Rivers State ahead of
the 2027 governorship election.
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