June 21, 2026
By Glory Wobo
Since the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt judgement that upheld the Rivers State High Court ruling that nullified the APC Ward, local government, and state congresses, there have been comments by political pundits and stakeholders suggesting that APC party primaries conducted in the state by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to elect candidates for the various elective positions in the coming 2027 general elections in the country will be affected by the judgment of the Appeal Court.
The judgment is interpreted by some to mean that the emergence of the Chief Tony Okocha-led caretaker executive has been invalidated. Other interested parties in the case have a different opinion or interpretation.
The Emeka Beke faction views the judgment as a total removal of the Okocha-led executive, while the Okocha camp maintains that the matter was an interlocutory appeal and that the substantive suit is yet to be fully determined at the lower court.
