Former Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Magnus Abe has said that the will of Rivers people cannot be changed no matter the situation presented to them.
Abe, who was responding to the endorsement of Tonye Cole as the consensus governorship candidate of the APC, maintained that the Rivers people cannot be enslaved by the decision of anyone.
The senator, who is also in the Rivers State Governorship race under the All Progressives Congress (APC) made the assertion while addressing his supporters during the inauguration of BATS Vanguard in the LGA on Sunday, in Okrika Local Government Area of the State.
According to him, “let me assure you all that the road ahead will not be easy. Challenging the powers that have been established will not be easy, but you have the power, you have the capacity, and you have the audacity if you’re willing to stand up and fight for what you believe.
“We are not afraid, I know that no amount of gang-up can overtake the will of Rivers people if we make up our mind.
“I have said before and I want to say it again, Rivers people have never been slaves to anybody and nobody no matter the amount of money you have, nobody can enslave us here in Rivers State. We can chart our own destiny.
“We are having an election and people are already bringing in their partners; you all should look for your own partners so you can enjoy the dividends of a good leadership when the time comes and that is the reason I am here today to tell you that I am ready to serve you and I pledge that my kind of government will make sure you eat before I eat”.
Also speaking, the former Attorney-General of Rivers state, Wogu Boms said the endorsement of Tonye Cole will not work, noting that all the candidates the party had presented in the past, including Dr Dakuku Peterside, have always failed.
