Senator Magnus Abe has declared that his defection from the Social Democratic Get together, SDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, wouldn’t trigger any friction throughout the celebration.
It may very well be recalled that Abe’s defection to the SDP adopted the disagreement between him and the previous Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, after he was unable to clinch the APC ticket.
Abe, who represented Rivers South East Senatorial District, later emerged the governorship candidate of the SDP within the 2023 election.
He advised journalists in Port-Harcourt that: “My message has been constant that all of us want to come back collectively, work collectively to have the ability to harvest these expectations of our folks.
“So, principally I known as my folks right here at the moment to intimate them on a number of the ongoing points and in addition to allow them to know that we’re returning to the All Progressives Congress, to affix different effectively which means Nigerians to assist the federal government of Nigeria President and do our personal greatest to additionally ensure that Rivers persons are capable of be a part of the event on the middle and in addition carry the state alongside in what we’re doing.”
Addressing issues about potential energy struggles throughout the celebration, Abe dismissed speculations that his transfer would create political unrest within the APC within the state.
He mentioned he maintained a cordial relationship with the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the APC in Rivers State, Tony Okocha.
“I imagine that the duty of engendering peace within the celebration is that of all of us who’re members of the celebration, no matter no matter positions we maintain or we don’t maintain.
“Tony Okocha has been a member of our workforce as all people is aware of. And if at the moment he’s the Chairman of the celebration, by the choice of the nationwide, so be it.
“However we’re not within the APC due to any explicit particular person. We’re within the APC as a result of we’re founding members of this celebration, and we’re grassroots supporters of the president.
“And we imagine that it’s correct that we’re within the celebration to proceed to offer that full assist to the president’s developmental agenda.
“Tony Okocha has been a part of our workforce, he’s a part of the APC on this state from its founding until at the moment.
“By now all people who’s a part of the APC ought to have learnt a factor as to find out how to make the celebration work.
“So, we’re coming in open minded, able to work with all people throughout the celebration.
“I imagine that anyone who’s sincerely within the progress of the APC, ought to all be able to make the celebration work for everyone.“