#NigeriaDecides: Peter Obi Overtakes Tinubu In Rivers State With Massive Win In Port Harcourt

The candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has opened up a lead in Rivers State as more results of the February 25 presidential election trickle in.

Naija News reports Peter Obi massively won the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area with a wide margin to overtake the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Bola Tinubu.

In the result declared on Monday, Obi polled 62,451 votes to win the council while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar got 7,303 votes and the APC got 5,562.

With the Port Harcourt result, Obi who had won in only five local government areas, overtook Tinubu on total votes as the APC candidate maintained his win in 12 local government areas but with fewer total votes compared to his LP counterpart.

On the overall, Obi has so far polled 163, 033 votes to lead Tinubu, who polled 140,262, and Atiku trails in third position with 82,109.

Labour Party Rejects 2023 Presidential Election Results

Meanwhile, the Labour Party (LP) has rejected the ongoing collation and announcement of the 2023 presidential election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Abuja.

Naija News reports that the Director General of the LP Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, Monday, made this known in a statement on Monday.

Osuntokun called on INEC to suspend the further announcement of the results due to non-compliance with provisions of the electoral guidelines and the obvious manipulations of the election results.

He also urged the electoral body to completely cancel the entire election and make plans for another election with strict compliance with the stipulated laws and guidelines.

Osuntokun also appreciated Nigerians for their support for the party’s candidates and assured them all that their mandate shall be recovered.