Nigeria, May 16 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied return tickets to two serving members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Awaji-Inombek Abiante and Boma Goodhead, ahead of the party's House of Representatives primaries scheduled for Saturday (today).

The lawmakers were among several aspirants disqualified by the party's screening committees following the conclusion of the exercise conducted in line with APC guidelines and procedures.

Their exclusion was contained in the final list of cleared and disqualified aspirants released by the party on Saturday. This development has triggered fresh political tension within Rivers politics, especially among loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Mr Abiante, a tw...