Nigeria, Jan. 3 -- The National Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State.

Mr Yilwatda, a professor, spoke on Friday during an interview on Hard Copy, a Channels Television programme.

The APC chairperson, however, said the ruling party would support Mr Fubara for a second term in 2027 only if he wins the party's primaries.

Mr Fubara, elected governor of Rivers in 2023 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress in December last year.

Sworn in on 29 May 2023, the governor's first tenure will elapse by 29 May 2027. There are indications that he will seek reelecti...