The Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Magnus Abe has maintained that the continuous attacks on him and his supporters will not deter the party from campaigning in Rivers State for the 2023 general elections in the state.
Abe made the declaration while addressing SDP stakeholders in Degema Local Government Area of the state, at the weekend.
According to him, “I am the reason they were shooting guns in Degema this morning. They did not want you to see me; they did not want you to hear me, they did not want me to come here.
“But, I said even if it is just five persons that are here, as long as there is an atmosphere in which I can deliver my message peacefully, I will come and talk to those five persons
“I know that those 10 or five persons will talk to another 10 persons, and the 10 persons will talk to another 10 and the 10 persons will talk to another 10 and before you know it, the thing will become a flood everywhere.
“Nobody can stop an idea whose time has come. I want to say this, as I have said to some people, when they carry guns and pursue you, don’t respond to guns. We are going to contest this election and we will not shed the blood of any Rivers man or woman.”
He declared that the SDP will win the election because Rivers people will not choose slavery, suffering, and hunger over an opportunity to choose progress, prosperity, and enjoyment.
“Is there anywhere they will put slavery, suffering, hunger on one side and then put progress, prosperity, and enjoyment on another side and people will use their own hand to choose slavery, suffering, and poverty? Will you do that? Will Rivers people do that? We will win the election.
“I hear that they have set up a task force to be tearing our posters, taskforce on poster destruction is now a means of empowerment. But, when you tear the posters that are on the road and are on the side and are on the wall, can you break into people’s minds and tear us out of their minds? We will win the election and they cannot stop us.”
