With just few days to go before the March 11 governorship election in Rivers, it is becoming increasingly obvious that Siminalayi Fubara, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is the dark horse in the race, giving the opposition sleepless nights.

A group, SIM Mandate, in a statement signed by its president, Mrs Margret Donaldson in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital said with the people solidly behind Fubara, victory is certain. “SIM has come out of the gates strong, campaigning on a platform whose agenda is to consolidate on improved infrastructure and education, and he has quickly gained the support of the people. He has also gained momentum with his grassroots approach to campaign, galvanizing the support of local communities.

Like a snake with its head already cut off, but still fighting frantically for its life, the opposition can see clearly the handwriting on the wall, how much Rivers people have accepted Fubara and have rejected them, and their inconsequential antics, like sore losers, they have now resorted to propaganda.

The statement added: “They are attempting to spread false information and discredit the candidate with the people’s mandate, in order to gain favor with the public. However, the public has already seen through their tactics and their efforts are futile.

 Fubara has a long record of public service and has consistently demonstrated his commitment to the people he represents. As such, his constituency, Rivers as a whole, is well aware of his record and can see through any attempts to manipulate or mislead anyone.

The opposition has tried every possible means to discredit Fubara. Their recent effort is to resort to propaganda. In order to deceive Rivers voters and other Nigerians for political reasons, they now fabricate fake news using the name of Governor Nyesom Wike.

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They are desperate to create confusion and fear in the minds of voters in order to discredit the governor and turn the people against him. They are using the power of fake news to spread lies and misinformation in order to achieve their political goals. But as always, they have failed.

Their aim is to create a setback for the Fubara’s candidacy, who is believed to have been favored by Governor Wike as a credible successor. This is believed to be an attempt by the opposition to weaken Fubara’s credibility in the eyes of the electorate, in order to prevent him from being elected the next governor.”

Donaldson said the use of fake videos to  discredited the governor has already failed, adding that those behind it were hoping to use the sympathy of Rivers voters to improve their political standing and discredit the governor. “By creating a false story about a family member, they were attempting to delegitimize the governor and cause disruption in the political process

Their main objective was to harvest the sympathy of a certain section of Rivers voters. After the defeat they got at last Saturday’s presidential election, they angrily placed another fake news on the internet claiming that the governor’s son in the US had been mortally harmed,  a lie taken from the pit of hell since the governor has no child in the US.

Regardless of their countless antics, Fubara remains unstoppable and the governorship election this weekend remains his to win”.