APC committee disqualifies 56 Fubara-linked aspirants, clears 33 for Assembly primary
A screening committee of the All Progressives Congress has reportedly disqualified 56 aspirants linked to Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the party’s State Assembly primary elections.
According to the report, only 33 aspirants were cleared to participate in the forthcoming primary exercise, while the majority were dropped during the screening process.
• 56 aspirants allegedly linked to Governor Fubara were disqualified
• 33 aspirants were cleared to contest in the APC State Assembly primary
• The decision was made during the party’s internal screening exercise
• The development is expected to heighten political tension ahead of the primaries in Rivers State
