PRP Seeks Court Ruling to Disqualify APC from Rivers Election

The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and its governorship candidate, Kieghe Nature Dumale, have approached the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the February 6, 2027, Rivers State governorship election. The suit, marked FHC/PH/CS/193/2026, names the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the first defendant and the APC as the second defendant.

The plaintiffs allege that the APC failed to comply with statutory requirements regarding the submission of party membership registers before conducting its primaries. This legal action follows a Supreme Court judgment on September 24, 2026, which affirmed the validity of provisions in the Electoral Act, 2026, concerning party membership registers.

Dumale contends that INEC should have ensured compliance before publishing the final list of candidates. The affidavit indicates that the APC notified INEC on April 20, 2026, about its primaries starting on May 15, and submitted its membership register on the same date.