Rivers politics: Wike, Magnus Abe favor longstanding rift

In a switch to mend fences and foster unity internal the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers Assure, a mature lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, has publicly presented making peace with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Abe, who had been embroiled in a feud with Wike resulting from their totally different positions on political disorders, expressed his dedication to ending the rift.

The mature lawmaker stated in his Fb post, “I in fact earn made peace with the Honourable Minister of the FCT, and mature governor of Rivers Assure.”

Emphasising the importance of unity, Abe stated he accompanied Wike to Chief Tony Okocha’s thanksgiving ceremony, a gesture he described as “conceal[ing] that my dedication to terminate the rift in our social gathering is total.”

Abe commended Wike’s capacity to resolving the conflict, stating, “I wish to publicly thank the minister; he (Wike) could perhaps well earn behaved love other politicians—made peace with me, and accrued aid me, Tony (Okocha) and others to continue scuffling with. Nonetheless his model is insist, truthful, and accurate, and this could perhaps perchance well form a united team.”

He expressed his belief that the APC in Rivers Assure would abet from the “route of of tranquil reunification and reintegration.”

Abe further stated, “The disagreements internal are over and completed for proper since the oxygen for conflict has been extinguished.”

He acknowledged that whereas it could perhaps well furthermore take hold of time, the kill end result would be a united entrance, as “all those with us, who sincerely wish us effectively, will hotfoot with us and tow the path of unity resulting from all of us know that it’s a long way the accurate capacity to switch.”

Extending his gratitude to Okocha, who hosted the thanksgiving ceremony, Abe stated, “Let me also thank Chief Okocha; needless to enlighten, he knew I was coming, and he bought me effectively.”

Reaffirming his allegiance to the APC, Abe declared, “My home is in the APC. Let us come together. All people will abet from us working together.”

Whereas acknowledging the want for further discussions, Abe entreated the social gathering devoted to focal level on the financial system for the time being.

“When it’s a long way time, we can discuss. For now, earn I dey my dey. Let us focal level on the financial system. God bless you all,” he acknowledged.

In July 2022,the mature manual of Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the Nationwide Assembly dumped the APC in Rivers Assure.

On the different hand, Abe, who was the Rivers Assure governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2023 election, formally presented his return to the APC in January 2024.

Abe dumped the APC for the SDP earlier than the 2023 election, where he secured the social gathering’s notice to contest the governorship election.