Magnus Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South-East senatorial district in National Assembly and governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress has denied reports in the social media claiming that he knelt down to beg the Minister of Transportation and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi so as to allow him a ticket to return to the Senate during a meeting of select party leaders in Abuja.
Abe, in a statement on Wednesday, said the report published by ‘The Neighbourhood’ is another deliberate misinformation and mischief aimed at diverting public attention from the real issues and the reality on ground.
The statement read in part:
“Let it be on record that Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe remains the governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers State following the mandate freely given to him by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during last Sunday’s gubernatorial primary election in the state.
“There was no such meeting in the first place, and if such a meeting ever held, Abe was not privy to it and nobody can be in such a meeting in his stead.
“The one thing presently occupying the mind of Distinguished Senator Abe is to actualize his ambition as Governor of Rivers State through a peaceful, acceptable and constitutional means come 2019 in order to deliver democratic dividend to Rivers people and transform the state into an enviable haven of industrialization and attract real investment.
“Senator Abe is resolute and firm to the mandate of the people of Rivers State and nothing less.”
“As a Christian, my knees are exclusively for the Almighty God. Those who fear God cannot kneel before man. Our struggle is based on our faith in God and His promise of freedom for the oppressed”.
“I bought the form for Governor, and I am running for the office of Governor. Relax ladies and gentlemen, keep faith and work hard. Our struggle has just begun and our day of Glory shall surely come”.
