Prince Maurice Mbam, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain in Ebonyi State and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of an Ebonyi youth group, Izzi Nnodo Youth Forum, declared on Tuesday that his party did not win the state's governorship election in 2023.
He further stated that he was willing to testify before the tribunal in Abuja, that Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State had won the election.
He announced this during a press conference in Abakaliki, calling on opposition political parties to enable the state government to focus on delivering on 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.
“The governor remains the first to appoint the first female Secretary to the State Government of the State. The appointment of 35 commissioners was balanced, as all 13 local government areas were represented in the cabinet. Governance is not a day’s job. Everybody will not be a commissioner. He has started well.
“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 the PDP lost the election. We know that the matter is before the tribunal.”
