A former Commissioner for Transport in Rivers State, Dr. Sam Soni Ejekwu, has emerged as the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2027 election.
Ejekwu, a staunch loyalist of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, was declared the consensus candidate by an electoral committee headed by Tajudeen Yusuf after affirmation votes from the local government areas of the state.
The state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Kenneth Yowika, confirmed that Ejekwu contested as the only candidate and that the process was smooth and transparent.