WIKE’S ALLY CHINDA, ALSO PASSES APC SCREENING, TO BATTLE FUBARA IN GUBER PRIMARY

May 10, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

Kingsley Chinda, a loyalist of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been successfully screened and cleared by the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead its gubernatorial primary election in Rivers State.

Chinda, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, recently joined the Rivers State gubernatorial race.

Chinda, the incumbent governor Siminalayi Fubara and others are battling for the APC ticket to contest the 2027 election.

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.

Recall that the FCT minister had vowed that Fubara must not be re-elected, stating that at the right time, he would unveil his preferred candidate.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.