According to the final collation announced by INEC on February 28, 2023, the top candidates in Rivers State performed as follows: 231,591 votes Peter Obi (Labour Party): 175,071 votes Atiku Abubakar (PDP): 88,468 votes
Widespread frustration over the failure to upload results in real-time to the INEC Result Viewing (IReV) portal, which many felt enabled manipulation. According to the final collation announced by INEC
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 071 votes Atiku Abubakar (PDP): 88