Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi publicly claimed in 2025 that Peter Obi won Rivers State and that the results were manipulated, describing the state as "notorious for writing election results". Netizen Reactions

A BBC News report suggested that Peter Obi might have actually won Rivers State. By tallying results from over 6,000 polling stations, the investigation found that Tinubu's vote count appeared to have been inflated by over 106,000 in the official declaration, while Obi's count was reduced by over 50,000.

Calls for the judiciary to use independent evidence, such as the BBC findings, during the post-election tribunal cases.

Social media platforms and news aggregators like Legitvibes captured a wave of public outcry following these disclosures. Netizens expressed:

In one documented instance, the BBC compared a photograph of the Oyigbo LGA collation sheet with the results read live on television. The official tally read "16,630" for Tinubu , whereas the written sheet reportedly showed only "2,731".

The 2023 Presidential Election results in Rivers State became a flashpoint of controversy following conflicting reports and investigations into the official tally. While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner in the state, several independent reports and investigations suggested significant discrepancies. Official 2023 Rivers State Results

Reports of angry youths protesting at collation centers and blocking INEC officials to demand the transparent uploading of results before they left polling units.

The "disclosure" mentioned in the topic likely refers to findings from media and independent investigations that challenged the official figures: