Governor Rotimi Amaechi Disowns Text Asking Rivers People To Boycott The Election – Ibim Semenitari

Rivers State Govt debunked authorship of election boycott text.

The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Ibim Semenitari has just gone on air to debunk a claim that Governor Rotimi Amaechi sent a text asking people to boycott the election, GRAPHITTI NEWS reports.

She urged the people to go out and vote, saying Mr. Amaechi is not responsible for the message.

Later a statement by David Iyofor, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Rotimi Amaechi was also issued on the matter.

The statement read:

This is to inform members of the public that the Telephone numbers of the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been cloned and the criminals who did the cloning are using his phone numbers to send out fake text messages to people not to come out and vote. Pls that text message is not from Gov Amaechi. The Governor’s position remains that Rivers voters should come out to vote today. People should disregard that fake text message.

David Iyofor - Chief Press Secretary To the Governor