The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has been successfully screened by the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the May 21 governorship primary election.
Fubara was cleared by the APC screening committee at the Plateau Governors Lodge, Abuja, on Saturday.
The Rivers State governor was among the 17 serving governors whose credentials were verified and assessed by the committee.
The Rivers APC primary election may be a tough contest, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, had vowed to cripple Fubara’s re-election bid.
Kingsley Chinda, a loyalist of Wike, was earlier screened and cleared to contest against Fubara in the forthcoming election.
