A Rivers State political figure is urging voters to back the strongest candidate in the state’s 2027 governorship election rather than choosing along ethnic or sectional lines.
Barrister Glory Wobo, president general of Our Will, a support group for former federal lawmaker Kingsley Ogundu Chinda, said in an interview that the state badly needs a leader who can restore stability after three years of friction between its executive and legislative arms.
Wobo argued Rivers State was “the envy of other states” during Nyesom Wike’s eight years as governor, when other governors came to copy his development blueprint, but has since slid into leadership turbulence. He noted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a six-month state of emergency in the state, and that little changed once it was lifted.
“This is not the time for ethnic sentiments,” Wobo said, adding that the state needs a governor with both executive and legislative experience. He pointed to Chinda, a former commissioner who has spent years in the House of Representatives, as the candidate who could deliver stability within his first three years in office.
Sources
- Let us give the best candidate a chance to lead Rivers State, says Wobo – Vanguard News
- Chinda’s support group takes mobilisation to LGA, ward levels as President General assures of victory at polls – Independent Newspaper Nigeria
