2023 Presidency: Influential Senator Reveals Real Reason Why He Is Supporting Bola Tinubu

2023 Presidency: Influential Senator Reveals Real Reason Why He Is Supporting Bola Tinubu

  • Former senator of Rivers East, Magnus Abe, has disclosed that he is supporting Bola Tinubu because he creates wealth and understands money
  • Tinubu, who is a presidential candidate of the APC, is tipped by the Rivers state senator as the next Nigerian president
  • Abe at a reception organised for him by his constituent supporters in his hometown, Bera, declared he will be joining the 2023 Rivers state governorship race

A former Senator, Magnus Abe, has said his support for Bola Tinubu, a presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was because he creates wealth and understands money.

Senator Abe disclosed this at a reception organised for him by his supporters at Bera in Gokana Local Government Area, his hometown, Rivers state.

The Punch reports that while throwing his weight behind Tinubu’s presidency, the former senator promised that he will be joining the 2023 governorship race in the state.

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Bola Tinubu, APC, 2023, Magnus Abe, Rivers state
Magnus Abe speaking to his supporters in Rivers state. Source: Media Campaign for Magnus Abe
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He said:

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"If you look carefully at the APC, if you look at all our contributions and how the party got here and the history of Nigeria, you will know that there is no other person, not just in the APC, there is no other person in Nigeria that can do what the Jagaban of Africa can do.
"Forget all the noise here and there, the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu."

Abe stated that he will not be supporting anybody that cannot help Nigeria.

Abe charges Rivers people to join his movement

However, he also announced a soon-to-commence movement that will stop imposition in Rivers state.

Abe called on the people of the state to be ready for a new course if they wish for a change from the old ways.

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He told the youths:

"You must be prepared to bring out your name, you must be prepared to bring out your PVC, you must be prepared to sign your signature. Let them see that we have decided."

He then called for volunteers across the state who would help people in registering his governorship ambition project, which he tagged Senator Magnus (SMA-2023).

He added that he has all it takes to administer the state from 2023.

2023: APC stakeholders reveal who should be Tinubu’s running mate

Legit.ng reports that the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (NNDGN), APC, has advised the party leaders to ignored religion and ethnic when choosing Bola Tinubu's running mate.

The former deputy governors urge the party to consider democratic ethos in their search for the running mate of its presidential candidate.

The forum also praise Tinubu for his spirit of heroism, noting that his emergence has sent jittering to the opposition camp.

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Major setback for APC as popular senator dumps party, withdraws governorship ambition

Rivers state governorship aspirant, Senator Magnus Abe has tendered his resignation renouncing his membership in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC).

Senator Magnus also withdrew his governorship aspiration under the umbrella of the ruling party APC.

Meanwhile, the 57-year-old is not totally out of the governorship race as confirmed by his campaign team.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng