A fresh legal battle has emerged over the 2027 governorship race in Rivers State following a suit seeking to stop House of Representatives Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda, from contesting the election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
The case, filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja, is the latest development in the prolonged political crisis rocking Rivers State ahead of the 2027 polls.
Chinda, who is widely known as an ally of Nyesom Wike, recently emerged as the APC governorship candidate after other aspirants stepped down before the party’s primary election held on May 21, 2026....... .
