Nigeria, May 17 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, winners of its House of Representatives primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Among the winners is the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, who emerged unopposed for Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency I.

The primaries were conducted on Saturday across the 12 federal constituencies in Rivers amid an intensifying political rivalry between supporters of Mr Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers.

Reports emerged that the APC screening committee disqualified four aspirants believed to be loyal to Mr Fubara, including three serving members of the ...