APC Presidential Campaign Storms Port Harcourt

The presidential campaign train of the All Progressives Congress will arrive in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on November 7, 2026. According to a campaign timetable released by the APC Campaign Council last month, the rally is scheduled to hold at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium. President Bola Tinubu is personally scheduled to attend the rally in Rivers State, which is expected to witness a large crowd of party supporters drawn from a coalition of political parties in the State.

The APC presidential campaign kicked off in Kaduna on October 24, 2026, with President Bola Tinubu in attendance. The campaign train later moved to Cross River, Gombe, Nasarawa, and Ekiti on November 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2026, respectively, with the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, representing the President at the rallies. President Tinubu is scheduled to attend 12 states, including Rivers, Kaduna, Plateau, Oyo, Borno, Enugu, Bauchi, Sokoto, Delta, Kano, Adamawa, and Lagos.

The Rivers State rally will be President Tinubu's first visit to the State since assuming office in May 2023. His last physical visit to the State was before his inauguration on Wednesday, May 3 – Thursday, May 4, 2023, when he was hosted by then Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the Magistrates’ Court Complex.

The Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism has floated a culture content platform in collaboration with digital television group, Multichoice. The platform aims to promote culture and other contents to sell the state's tourism potentials. MultiChoice M-net is now open to increase its patronage for content shots on locations in Rivers State, describing the State as one that has numerous potentials for film tourism.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Freddy Ndigbara, disclosed this after a meeting with MultiChoice Head of Content Acquisition, Don Dotun Ojon, in Port Harcourt. He assured that content entrepreneurs and film makers would enjoy the platform by promoting culture and other contents to sell the state's tourism potentials.

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has charged traditional rulers in the State to maintain neutrality, ensure fairness, and uphold peace in their domains as the country prepares for the 2027 general elections. Fubara gave the charge while declaring open the 126th, 127th, and 128th Combined Quarterly Meeting of the Rivers State Traditional Rulers Council, in Port Harcourt.

The party is expected to round off its presidential campaign in Lagos State on January 9, 2027. KEY_POINT: President Bola Tinubu will attend the APC presidential campaign rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on November 7, 2026. KEY_POINT: The APC presidential campaign train has visited several states, including Kaduna, Cross River, Gombe, Nasarawa, and Ekiti. KEY_POINT: Rivers State has numerous potentials for film tourism, according to MultiChoice Head of Content Acquisition, Don Dotun Ojon.