Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has been screened by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the May 21 governorship primary election.
Fubara was cleared by the APC screening committee at the Plateau Governors Lodge, Abuja, on Saturday.
He was among the 17 serving governors whose credentials were verified and assessed by the committee.
Credible News reports that the Rivers APC primary election may be a tough contest, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, had vowed to cripple Fubara’s re-election bid.
Kingsley Chinda, a loyalist of Wike, was earlier screened and cleared to contest against Fubara in the forthcoming election.
Chinda, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, recently joined the Rivers State gubernatorial race.
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Although Wike is yet to officially announce his anointed candidate, it was gathered that the Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency Rep may get his blessings if he emerges winner of the May 21 primary election.
The FCT minister had vowed that Fubara must not be re-elected, stating that at the right time, he would unveil his preferred candidate.
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