The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has hailed Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the recently-concluded presidential election which ocurred on Saturday, February 25.

Despite Obi not being declared the winner, Wike claimed in a town hall speech to Igbo traders in Port Harcourt, that Obi's election participation ensured a southerner would become the next president.

The governor said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would have won the states where Obi recorded victory, maintaining its hold on power in the North.

Wike's statement saw former Big Brother Naija housemate Anita Natacha who is popularly known as Tacha commenting.

The reality star took to her Twitter page to state that Wike was only pretending and that was because he wanted to use Peter Obi to seek favor from the people of Rivers State for the PDP in the gubernatorial election.

She wrote: "All fake! Medicine after death! The people Of Rivers State are wiser now!! Lool no be only hero na hero beer!! See you at the polls March 18th!! Cole is the CODE!!! #WeGoDoAm"

Check her tweet below:

All fake! Medicine after death! The people Of Rivers State are wiser now!! Lool no be only hero na hero beer!!
See you at the polls March 18th!! Cole is the CODE!!! #WeGoDoAm https://t.co/Zo5r9PSBNF

— TACHA.ETH???????????????????? (@Symply_Tacha) March 12, 2023