Rivers: APC addresses calls for disqualification of Wike’s ally, Chinda over Supreme Court  verdict

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed concerns over the eligibility of its 2027 governorship candidate, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, pursuing a caller judgement by the Supreme Court.

DAILY POST reports that the judgment, delivered by the apex court on September 24, 2026, has sparked a ineligible debate over the implications of the decision for Chinda’s candidacy.

The Supreme Court, successful the judgment, emphasised compliance with Section 77(5) and (6) of the Electoral Act, which requires governmental parties to taxable their verified register of members to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) astatine slightest 21 days earlier conducting their superior elections.

The improvement has prompted questions over whether the judgement could affect Chinda’s eligibility to contention the 2027 Rivers State governorship predetermination connected the platform of the APC.

DAILY POST reports that Chinda, a member of the House of Representatives, registered with the APC on April 27, 2026.

He, however, formally announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and defection to the APC on the floor of the House of Representatives connected June 2, 2026.

His announced defection astatine the Green Chamber came aft helium had been declared the winn...