BREAKING NEWS: Fresh Tension Rises as APC Disqualifies Dozens of Rivers Primary Aspirants

According to Punch Newspapers on May 11, 2026, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Screening Committee has disqualified former factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo, and 64 other aspirants from contesting the forthcoming state assembly primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The disqualification, which has sent shockwaves through the Rivers APC, particularly affects aspirants perceived as core loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Sources within the party revealed that most of the disqualified candidates were aligned with the governor in the protracted political crisis that rocked the state..Read The Complete; Full Original Here.>>>