Aspirants loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) tickets for two forthcoming Rivers State House of Assembly bye-elections.
The APC conducted its primary elections on Monday ahead of the Ahoda East Constituency II and Khana Constituency II bye-elections, which are meant to fill vacant seats in the state legislature.
Napoleo Ukalikpe emerged as the party’s candidate for Ahoda East Constituency II, while Mrs Bulabari Henrietta Loolo clinched the ticket for Khana Constituency II.
Loolo is the widow of the late Hon. Dinebari Loolo, who represented Khana Constituency II in the Rivers State House of Assembly until his death in September 2023.
The emergence of the candidates underscores the growing influence of Wike’s political camp within the APC in Rivers State.
This comes despite Governor Siminalayi Fubara being widely regarded as the party’s leader in the state, with Wike’s loyalists producing the APC flagbearers for the two bye-elections.
