While the current State Governor, Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party is working to retain his political relevance in the State after leaving office in 2023, the former Governor of the State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi, of the All Progressives Congress is also working to end PDP’s dominance in the State.
As the leader of APC in Rivers State, Amaechi has continued to win chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party to the fold of the All Progressives Congress which may help the party in the 2023 general elections in the State
Recall that the Rivers State House of Representatives member, representing Etche and Omuma federal constituency, Chief Ephraim Nwuzi, dumped PDP for APC.
The Rivers State APC was also able to convince four chieftains of PDP; Hon. Dumka Philip Rojas, Hon. Lekia Nwanikpo, Hon. Dumb Pete Obegu and Hon. Dum Ntor-ue, to decamp to the party.
The chieftains of PDP who defected with their supporters were received into the fold of APC on behalf of Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, by Engr Chukwudi Dimkpa, an APC chieftain in Rivers.
A report by Premium Times showed that the Rivers State chapter of APC has received another chieftain of PDP to APC
