The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Magnus Abe says he is withdrawing his petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging the March 18 governorship election which produced Siminaliayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor-Elect.

Abe made this known while addressing party faithful at the SDP state head office in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Sunday.

He said his action was borne out of his love for the state and his interest in moving the state forward.

Abe said, “The interest of our state has always been and will remain paramount to me. We cannot at any stage of our politics put our own interest above the interest of those who have sacrificed so much to follow us.

“We cannot also put our ego above every other consideration in our State. We must learn as politicians to be pragmatic and put the interest of Rivers State and Rivers people above every other interests.

“Having taken a very clear review of the situation in the state and what is happening in the state, I have decided, in consultation with the party both at the national and at the state, that I, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, will withdraw my petition at the Election Petitions Tribunal in the interest of those who have suffered and sacrificed in support of our cause.

“More importantly, it is the interest of our state so that we begin to reduce the bickering and confusion that is in our state, in order to give all of us opportunity to be able to move forward with our lives.

“I take this decision very conscious of the pain, of the trauma and of the confusion it will bring to all of you.”

Abe also denied allegations by the state government that he was demarketing the state in anticipation of a Federal Government appointment.

He maintained that those who blocked a major road in Port Harcourt at INEC’s gate and arrested lawyers in their hotel rooms from getting materials that could help their case in the courts are those who are demarketing the state.

Tell me a country where a domestic-owned airline offers to lift your countrymen out of Sudan for free but you choose to go into a bidding war with other countries to use buses instead, and spend $2.1 million dollars

Edit: For those quoting me to type rubbish, the UK airlifted over 1,800 of their citizens out of Sudan. Your own is to lie idle on your 6-spring bed and open your phone to be defending the government that didn't make it possible for jobs to be available to you since 10 years ago when you graduated. Continue

Job well done.he delivered ogoni votes to tinubh

Obi won Rivers state, this is a fact. INEC is a fraudulent organization

garfield1:
Job well done.he delivered ogoni votes to tinubh

Abe knows vividly that Wike will frustrate him and his case in the court of justice. But the same Wike will leave that on May 29th and Nigerians will know the end of Wike and its political dynasty in Rivers State.

DMerciful:
Obi won Rivers state, this is a fact. INEC is a fraudulent organization

Yes but tinubu won ogoni

How do you know that? Is it based on inec announced results, irev results or polling units results?

garfield1:


Yes but tinubu won ogoni

This is someone that genuinely lost an election not someone that his mandate was stolen

Not surprised
Magnus Abe was wike's mole in the apc before he decamped to SDP , he and wike dey the same camp

DMerciful:
How do you know that? Is it based on inec announced results, irev results or polling units results?

Based on irev.

Noted

Has he collect his portion of agbado already??


According to the obidients

Hh

Mtchewwww. You for continue and let's see who go tire now

We don't know u here in rivers....get d Bleep outta here.

kaydee007:
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Magnus Abe says he is withdrawing his petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging the March 18 governorship election which produced Siminaliayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor-Elect.

Abe made this known while addressing party faithful at the SDP state head office in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Sunday.

He said his action was borne out of his love for the state and his interest in moving the state forward.

Abe said, “The interest of our state has always been and will remain paramount to me. We cannot at any stage of our politics put our own interest above the interest of those who have sacrificed so much to follow us.

“We cannot also put our ego above every other consideration in our State. We must learn as politicians to be pragmatic and put the interest of Rivers State and Rivers people above every other interests.

“Having taken a very clear review of the situation in the state and what is happening in the state, I have decided, in consultation with the party both at the national and at the state, that I, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, will withdraw my petition at the Election Petitions Tribunal in the interest of those who have suffered and sacrificed in support of our cause.

“More importantly, it is the interest of our state so that we begin to reduce the bickering and confusion that is in our state, in order to give all of us opportunity to be able to move forward with our lives.

“I take this decision very conscious of the pain, of the trauma and of the confusion it will bring to all of you.”

Abe also denied allegations by the state government that he was demarketing the state in anticipation of a Federal Government appointment.

He maintained that those who blocked a major road in Port Harcourt at INEC’s gate and arrested lawyers in their hotel rooms from getting materials that could help their case in the courts are those who are demarketing the state.

What I thought Obi would have said and done.

He don dey work towards Federal appointment.

So what is the justice for your supporters whom you claimed were flogged and injured by Wike and his people before and after the Governorship election?

Magnus Abe is just another smooth-faced, sleek-talking con-man afterall.

T

Ok

His chance of getting Federal appointment in the next administration is high

Abe's case was already closed even before the Gubernatorial election, so his withdrawal of court case is just a formality.... If you know you know...

socialmediaman:
Tell me a country where a domestic-owned airline offers to lift your countrymen out of Sudan for free but you choose to go into a bidding war with other countries to use buses instead, and spend $2.1 million dollars

. This is not what they are talking about here

Lol

are u aware that Turkish plane was riddled with bullets in sudan while trying to evacuate it citizens? na people like u dey raise tensions anyhow.

socialmediaman:
Tell me a country where a domestic-owned airline offers to lift your countrymen out of Sudan for free but you choose to go into a bidding war with other countries to use buses instead, and spend $2.1 million dollars

SDP has nothing to challenge in court I strongly believe they lost the elections woefully.

Meanwhile LP mandate was stolen its a different thing entirely

Domestic airline can be shot down mistakenly in a war situation dats y an air force plane with Nigerian flag is ordered for safety purposes. I commend d Airpeace CEO for his kind and Patriotic gestures

socialmediaman:
Tell me a country where a domestic-owned airline offers to lift your countrymen out of Sudan for free but you choose to go into a bidding war with other countries to use buses instead, and spend $2.1 million dollars

Oga don collect....