A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ebonyi State and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of an Ebonyi youth group, Izzi Nnodo Youth Forum, Prince Maurice Mbam, on Tuesday, stated that his party did not win the 2023 governorship election in the state.
He also stressed that he was ready to appear before the tribunal sitting in Abuja to testify, adding that Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State was the winner of the election.
He stated this while briefing journalists in Abakaliki, calling on opposition political parties to allow the governor of the state to focus on delivering his campaign promises to the people of the state.
He said, “New appointments have been made by the governor and the state has moved on. The opposition should allow the governor to do his job. As a Speaker for eight years, he has understood the workings and problems of the State.
“We should give this young man the chance to show us the capacity he has. He has taken various proactive measures. One of which was the release of the wife of the INEC staff that was kidnapped by hoodlums two weeks ago.
“I want to call on the sons and daughters of Izzi Land to rally around him. What we owe him is to give him maximum support. The governor has a listening ear. It’s not a rumour that I’m going to be part of the APC family soon. We are ready to testify that thePDP lost the election. We know that the matter is
