JUST IN: Influential Rivers APC Chieftain Formally Join New Party
A former lawmaker who represented the Rivers Southeast District in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe has officially joined a new party.
The Punch reports that Abe also announced his membership in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Friday, July 29.
Source: Facebook
A statement released by the former senator's spokesperson, Parry Benson said that Abe has pitched his tent with the SDP.
Leaving the ruling APC
Channels Television reports that Abe had earlier announced his non-involvement in the activities of the APC in Rivers State.
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Abe then declined to disclose his new party then.
The statement read:
“Former representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has said that he is a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and very committed to the growth of internal democracy in the politics of Nigeria,” said Benson.
“Yes, I am, and I have been a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). in the social media post. I remain irrevocably committed to the ideals that have driven my politics through the years.
“And we will continue to do all we can to improve internal democracy in the politics of our country and focus on the people.”
Abe had for a long time, been at loggerheads with the immediate past minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over the leadership of the APC in Rivers state.
Name of prominent senator who insists he will contest in 2023 missing on INEC list
A prominent senator from Rivers state, Senator Magnus Abe, who boasted that he would contest the 2023 election, has his name missing on the INEC list.
Abe also bragged that he had never lost an election in the state and that he was confident he would win the 2023 governorship election in the state.
Since he resigned his membership from the APC, Abe has not declared his new political party, nor did he participate in any governorship primaries.
APC makes strong allegation against popular senator after he resigned from party
Legit.ng reported that the publicity secretary of the Rivers state APC, Senibo Finebone, said that those leaving the party only expressed their rights to freedom of association.
Finebone, while speaking to journalists, revealed that senator Magnus Abe, who recently denounced his APC membership, had left the party with his supporters before now.
The APC spokesperson in the state alleged that Abe and his supporters failed to participate in the membership revalidation exercise that the party had carried out.
Source: Legit.ng
