I can confirm Peter Obi won Rivers state by wide margin - Gov. Wike's ex-aide, Opunabo

Opunabo Inko-Tariah, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Nyesom Wike former aide, has said that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party won the presidential election in Rivers state.

Speaking during an interview with News Central TV’s ‘Breakfast Central’ program on Friday morning,

Opunabo, noted that although he supports Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, he can confirm the Peter Obi won overwhelmingly in the state.

According to him, it was the INEC and some persons that managed to change the results to favour the APC.


Though Atiku Was My Preferred Candidate, I Know Obi Won Overwhelmingly In Rivers - Opunabo Tariah

As Nigerians prepare for the legal battle that is set to commence over the outcome of the just-concluded presidential election which was conducted nearly two months ago, renowned South-South politician, and public affairs commentator, Opunabo Inko-Tariah has come out to share his thoughts on the performance of the Labour Party flag bearer, Peter Gregory Obi in Rivera State as against what was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

While speaking during an interview on News Central TV’s ‘Breakfast Central’ program on Friday morning, Opunabo, who is a former special assistant to the Rivers State government on Media and Publicity, argued that though he supported Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the presidential election, he cannot deny that Peter Obi won overwhelmingly across the state. Going further, the south-south politician alleged that it took the collaborative efforts of INEC and some other persons to turn the results in favor of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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Though Atiku Was My Preferred Candidate, I Know Obi Won Overwhelmingly In Rivers - Opunabo Tariah

He said; “In the last presidential election, Wike, probably, played a major role in ensuring that Rivers votes were allegedly given to the APC’s presidential candidate who is now the president-elect. But I can tell you that in Rivers State, the man who actually won the election was Peter Obi. I know that the case is subject to the legal prognosis of the court, and we can only hope and pray that the judges will do justice to the matter. My preferred candidate was Atiku Abubakar but I have to be as honest as I can by saying that Peter Obi won overwhelmingly in Rivers.

People like to think that Atiku lost in Rivers because of Wike, but when you look critically at the real results, nothing could be further from the truth. The election was rigged in connivance with INEC. It’s not as if the president-elect won in Rivers. That is false. Tinubu didn’t win in the state. I know the matter is before the courts but we must say the truth. Atiku did not also win Rivers, even though he is my preferred candidate. The man who won the election in Rivers was Peter Obi of the Labour Party.”