The Labour Party in Rivers State has reacted to the claims by the factional Rivers State Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Chijioke Ihunwo, that he and some unnamed persons doctored election results during the 2023 general elections.
In a video trending on X, Ihunwo said the embattled Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, member representing Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Okey Chinda, as well as other candidates of the PDP, did not win their elections.
According to him, the Labor Party won squarely in Rivers State.
The Labour Party, in its reaction to Ihunwo’s claims, said the recent revelation confirmed that it undoubtedly won the elections in the state.
The Publicity Secretary of LP in Rivers State, Gogo Wellington, said:
“This to a large extent goes to confirm what we have been saying since the conclusion of the 2023 presidential and gubernatorial elections, that the Labor Party undoubtedly won the elections here in Rivers State.
“But the perpetrators of evil went ahead to do what they did in cohort with INEC to see that the will of the people is undermined.
“They declared whatever it is that they felt was for their good and called it the 2023 election result for Rivers State.
“I know as their fight deepens, more truth will be revealed.
“You see how he was casually just saying they are the ones that wrote the results for these persons.
“It is very sad that our democracy has plunged into this depth of misery.”