Rivers APC Suspends Campaign Over Court Verdict

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday said it would neither be intimidated nor discouraged by the Federal High Court judgment that sacked all its candidates for the 2023 general elections.

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt and presided over by Justice Emmanuel Obile had on Tuesday annulled all the primary elections that produced candidates of the APC for all elective positions in the state.

Speaking to reporters in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, state APC Chairman, Chief Emeka Beke, urged party members not to be discouraged by what he called a distraction, claiming that the party was poised to take over the state in 2023.

He, however, said the party has suspended its campaign earlier fixed for Friday.

Beke said the party was working hard to ensure that it is on the ballot for the election.

He said, “We are working to ensure that what happened the last time (2019) will not repeat itself.

“They are only trying to distract our people and then begin to buy them over to their party with the claim that APC does not have candidates.

“As a party, we are supposed to flag off our campaign team on Friday and roll out our master plan for the Rivers people. We have to put it off till next week. We need to start a process to boost the morale of our followers and we will come out very strong.”