Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in<\/p>\n
Rivers South-East Senatorial District re-run election has said that
\nelecting him for the second time is in the best interest of Rivers State
\nand that the interest of the state should be paramount as against personal
\ninterest.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a media parley, well attended by journalists at his residence
\nin Port Harcourt on Monday, Senator Abe said that if voted for, he would
\nbe the only ranking senator of APC in both South-South and South-East,
\nwhich would confer to him certain privileges which will be in the best
\ninterest of the people and the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe interest of Rivers State will be better protected with me in the 8th
\nSenate. I am the only returning member of the senate from the South-South
\nand South-East, who served in the 7th Senate that is aspiring at this
\npoint to return to the 8th Senate. It therefore, means that from both the
\nSouth-South and South-East, I will be the only high ranking member of the
\nAll Progressives Congress in as a Senator from the region. As a member of
\nthe ruling party at that level, you have access to meetings and caucuses
\nthat will influence decisions in the country, which somebody from a
\nminority party will not be able to have access because he is not part of
\nthe political party. By the strength of God, today, the All Progressives
\nCongress is the party in power in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I think
\nthat common sense, wisdom and the interest of our people should determine
\nthat we should send people who will be in the position to have access to
\nthe government and work with the government in the interest of the larger
\nRivers community. Between me and all my opponents in this re-run
\nelections, I am the only person who meets that criteria\u201d.<\/p>\n
Abe maintained that his previous performance in the senate towers above
\nhis opponents including out-of-pocket development projects he had sited in
\nvarious communities in the district also makes the difference.<\/p>\n
He further explained that he was happy to observe that in course of his
\nvisits to the communities, the people could point out one development
\nprogramme or the other he had put in place in their areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery community I go to, most of the communities start by thanking me,
\nsaying, we want to thank you for this and that, because I have been
\ninvolved in uplifting the lives of the people of Rivers South-East
\nSenatorial District\u201d.<\/p>\n
Abe stated that he was convinced his opponents could not boast of such
\nachievements and urged the electorate to discountenance sentiments and put
\nthe interest of the State above partisan politics.<\/p>\n
He explained that he decided to embark on personal development project and
\nempowerment programmes to appreciate the support the people had given him,
\nstressing that if he were like others, such private fund would been used
\nfor ostentatious living.<\/p>\n
He enjoined the media to support him not only as a candidate for the
\nelection but as one that is part of the media constituency, having served
\nas an award-winning former commissioner for information in the State.<\/p>\n
Abe implored the media to set agenda on issues dear to Rivers people for
\nthe candidates to discuss on.<\/p>\n
He condemned reckless comments by politicians capable of inciting violence
\nbefore, during and after the re-run elections and appealed to the
\ncandidates to refrain from inciting their supporters to violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should make the forthcoming re-run elections about what will bring
\npeace, progress and prosperity to Rivers State. I already see the
\ndangerous signal of this contest deteriorating into another era of civil
\nwar if we don\u2019t restrain ourselves, our comments, turn from baseless
\npersonal attacks and focus on the issues that affect our people. I believe
\nthat the people of Rivers State over the past few months have suffered a
\nlot from this politics of destruction. It is time for us to now address
\npolitics of building and I extend my both hands to all my opponents to
\njoin me to run issue based campaign, keep violence out of this politics
\nand mobilize our people so that they can come out and make their choice\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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