The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC has said its governorship aspirant in the May 2026 primary election, Dr Sokonte Davies, was disappointed after failing to secure the party’s primary election.

The party was reacting to Davies’ decision to shift his alliance to the Rainbow Coalition, a political group formed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. 

DAILY POST earlier reported that Davies on Wednesday morning met with Wike in Port Harcourt, where he expressed his decision to join the Rainbow Coalition ahead of 2027.

Reacting, ADC said Davies’ “disappointment has now taken him on an interesting political journey, from seeking the ticket of a political party to joining a coalition that has no governorship ticket to give him.

“We confess that we are struggling to follow the mathematics.

“If the grievance was about not getting a governorship ticket in the ADC, one would have expected the next destination to be somewhere a governorship ticket was actually available.”

The party, however, noted that “politics is a matter of choice, and Davies is entitled to make his. 

“We only hope that when the excitement of the new photographs and handshakes settles, he finds whatever political fulfilment he could not find after the ADC primary.”

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Edo State has alleged that its members were attacked by gunmen during a political engagement in Igueben Local Government Area of the state.

The party’s Publicity Secretary in Edo State, Chris Ojeikere, in a statement on Tuesday alleged that the Igueben LGA chairman led a group of armed men who attacked the entourage of Kenneth Imasuangbon and the party’s Edo Central senatorial candidate, Herbeta Okonofua.

According to Ojeikere, a member of ADC Ward 6, identified as Jerry Oliha, was shot at the premises of the Enogie of Igueben.

The statement read, “The Igueben Local Government Chairman has just led a team of gun totetting assailants to attack the entourage of Kenneth Imasuangbon and the Edo Central ADC Senatorial candidate, Hon Herbeta Okonofua.

“The hoodlum shot fatally at a young man, Jerry Oliha, from  ADC ward 6, at the premises of the Enogie of Igueben. The young man has been rushed to the Irrua Specialist Hospital , where doctors are battling to save his life. This shooting is the third time the entourage was shot at today. First at ward 4 and then, at ward 5, of the Local Government Area.

“Reports confirm that this is the climax of the series of violent attacks against ADC members and infrastructure that the APC has recently vowed Jarrett Tenebe’s threat to unleash AK 47 on Edo people was after all premeditated.

“Attacks have been reported at Etsako East, Owan West and Owan East,  before this one in Irrua. In each of the cases,  they have been coordinated by the Local Government Chairmen of those places on the strength of Jarrett Tenebe.

“Bullets have been recovered at the scene of the attack and handed over to the police and the Enogie. Canopies, chairs, musical instruments worth millions of naira  were all destroyed at the palace premises.

“ADC will come out with a comprehensive report on this unfortunate policy of violence of the APC shortly. The DPO of the Igueben Local Government Area has been informed and involved in the unfortunate incident.”