Rivers APC Rally: My Younger Sister Was Going To Market, Some People Offer Her N5K, T-shirt—Pidomson

Dr Gabriel Pidomson, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, has alleged that some individuals were offered N5,000 and T-shirts to attend the Rainbow Coalition’s South-South Mega Rally organised in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Port Harcourt. Pidomson made the allegation during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, November 9, 2026.

The ADC candidate maintained that Rivers residents had rejected the political alliance, which he had repeatedly described as the Rainbow Confusion. He said, “The second edge you have is that Rivers people have rejected the Rainbow Confusion because they have not told us what they want to do. They have been oppressive. They have done so many things that are inimical to the interests of the people of Rivers State.”

Pidomson subsequently referred to the South-South Mega Rally organised in Port Harcourt in support of President Tinubu, claiming that the event did not receive the level of public acceptance suggested by the crowd that attended. He alleged that some individuals encountered difficulties during the rally, claiming that some people were driven away and dragged out of their vehicles in parts of Port Harcourt.

According to him, “If you are in Rivers State on the date of when they did the Mega Rally, the South-South Mega Rally, of course, that was only for Rivers State. It was the South-South Mega Rally that was held for the President. Somewhere in Port Harcourt, some of their persons were even driven away. You would not hear that on the news. And they were dragged out of their vehicles because they had been rejected.”

The ADC governorship candidate also narrated an experience involving his younger sister. Recounting the incident, Pidomson stated, “In fact, the funny one was that my younger sister was going to the market and some people came to meet her to offer her N5,000 and a T-shirt. And she started, you know, rebuking them. So you can imagine how they were able to mobilise persons to that venue.”

Pidomson further questioned the significance of the crowd at the rally venue, arguing that the number of people who attended a political gathering should not automatically be interpreted as evidence of electoral support. He said, “That venue is just about 41,000 persons in that venue. Yes, you need more than 41,000 persons to win this election. And so that you have a crowd in that venue does not mean that you have won the election.”

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