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Former presidential aide and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Babafemi Ojudu has slammed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, over the emergene of his loyalist as the candidate of the ruling party for the Rivers State governorship election.

DAILY POST recalls that Kingsley Chinda, the immediate past Minority Leader in the green chamber, won the APC governorship ticket ahead of the 2023 election.

However, confusion trailed his emergence on Tuesday following the announcement of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the APC weeks after the primary election.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, announced Chinda’s defection during plenary on Tuesday.

Reacting, Ojudu in a statement on his Facebook page on Wednesday, wondered how the “Minority Leader of one political party could secure the governorship ticket of the ruling party, and only afterwards, defects to that party. Welcome to Rivers State, a soon to be renamed Wike State”.

Traditionally, political parties are expected to be built on loyalty, shared values, ideological commitments, and long-term participation.

“There are usually expectations—formal or informal—that those seeking a party’s ticket would have contributed to its growth, endured its struggles, respected its processes, and identified with its aspirations over time.

“What then are we witnessing when a politician obtains the ticket of a party before even becoming a member of that party ?

What happens to those who have spent years building the party, funding it, organizing for it, defending it, and remaining loyal through difficult times ? What becomes of the principles of membership, party discipline, and internal democracy ?”, He asked.

DAILY POST understands that Chinda is a member of the rainbow coalition, a group of political bigwigs drawn from different political parties to support President Bola Tinubu.

ayoolataiwo:
Politics is a dirty game which makes someone like Wike thrives successful and without been checked.

I blame our Intellectuals and Brilliant minds that leave the fate of our present and future conditions to the gullible and idiots politicians.

You can't leave political space for people like these and expect a positive,prosperous nation

ClassicMan202:
Tinubu is keeping blind eyes because he needs Wike for 2027 election... If not, Na state of emergency straight

iwaeda:
Wike Boasts Of Helping APC Use Judiciary To Kill Osun LG Funds Case, Warns Party Leaders Against Ingratitude

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has openly boasted that he assisted certain elements within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in deploying the judiciary to frustrate the Osun State local government allocation lawsuit.

In a video now circulating widely on social media and obtained by SaharaReporters, Wike made the claim while addressing a crowd in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The former Rivers governor accused the APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, of benefitting from judicial actions against the Osun State Government without knowing those who did the work behind the scenes.

The suit in question led to the withholding of local government funds in Osun State, a development widely seen as targeting the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke as opposition in the state.

Wike, who spoke angrily, suggested that the court action supporting the APC’s position against the Osun government did not happen by chance, boasting that powerful political forces worked quietly to ensure the outcome.

“Don’t take our support for Mr President for granted,” Wike warned, in an apparent message to APC leaders defending Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. “You have to be careful about the statements you make. You have to be very careful.”

He accused Basiru of political ingratitude, claiming the APC was enjoying in Osun State without understanding who engineered their advantage.

“Today, you are enjoying in Osun. You don’t know those who did the work,” Wike said. “You are opening your mouth to talk about Rivers State.”

https://saharareporters.com/2026/01/08/wike-boasts-helping-apc-use-judiciary-kill-osun-lg-funds-case-warns-party-leaders

Minister Wike has warned the National Secretary of the APC, Ajibola Basiru to stay clear of Rivers State.
Lol 😆 https://t.co/sNKjJfb8qn pic.twitter.com/E9SgSwASil

— Emma ik Umeh (Tcee )🇳🇬 (@emmaikumeh) January 5, 2026

SlavaUkraini:
https://dailypost.ng/2026/06/03/kingsley-chinda-rivers-will-soon-be-renamed-wikes-state-babafemi-ojudu/

Eba50:
nairaland apc state to be precise cos nairaland mods are apc agents

Jayhome24:
Then go and create your own party blog or platform na, is it by force you have to be here?

nwakibie3:
Anyone that votes APC in this forthcoming election will die

ayoolataiwo:
Politics is a dirty game which makes someone like Wike thrives successful and without been checked.I blame our Intellectuals and Brilliant minds that leave the fate of our present and future conditions to the gullible and idiots politicians.You can't leave political space for people like these and expect a positive,prosperous nation