APC, PDP Align To Produce Consensus Candidates Ahead August 30 Rivers Council Polls
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have aligned to produce consensus candidates ahead of the August 30, 2025, local government elections in Rivers State.
The parties held their primaries across various centres in the State on Saturday after the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission released guidelines for the election.
Some allies of the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike who emerged as chairmanship candidates include Dr Chidi Liyod for Emuoha LG, Dr Thomas Bariere for Khana LG, and Confidence Dekor for Gokana LG.
Others are Mbakpone Okpe, Tai LG; Akuro Tobins, Okrika LG; Allwell Ihunda, Port Harcourt City LG; Onengiyeofori George, Asari Toru LG, among others.
The candidates who emerged all served as elected local government chairmen when Wike held office as Rivers State Governor.
The other candidates and LGs include: Akuro Tobin, Okrika; Shedrack Chukwu, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni; Uchechukwu Obasi, Omuma LG; Michael Williams, Degema LG; Okechukwu Akara, Oyigbo LG; Abinye Pepple, Bonny LG.
Also, Vincent Nemioboka emerged as a candidate for Ogu/Bolo; Chima Njoku for Etche LG all belonging to the camp of Wike. In Ikwerre local government area, Charles Wobodo emerged as the APC chairman candidate for the LG poll. Wobodo clinched the party’s ticket with 64 votes of the 65 votes cast during the primary election.
The Returning Officer, Daniel Michael, who announced the result, said, “By this we declare that Charles Wobodo is the chairmanship candidate-elect for Ikwerre Local Government Area.”
Meanwhile, the Emeke Beke-led APC in Rivers State has distanced itself from what it called “unauthorised endorsement of persons entirely unknown to the party as candidates. The spokesperson of the Emeka Beke-led APC, Darrington Nwauju, said that the party has a Constitution and procedures for conducting primaries, which he said do not include gifting out party flags, endorsement or recognition to persons whose identities are entirely strange or whose names are not reflected as members in the party register.
