The PDP has faulted the refusal of Magnus Abe to attend the National Assembly’s hearing of the military invasion of Ogoni Land.<\/p>\n
In a statement by Jerry Needam, spokesman for the \u00a0the PDP boss in Rivers State, the party said it reeks of admission of guilt<\/p>\n
“The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP hereby in very strong terms condemns the refusal of Mr. Magnus Abe and Mr. Barry Mpigito attend the House of Representatives Public Hearing on the action of the soldiers apparently, accepting responsibility for the army invasion of Ogoni communities, which led to the death of innocent Ogoni sons and daughters, including pregnant women and some non-indigenes doing business in Bori, the traditional headquarters of Ogoni people.”<\/p>\n
“The shocking findings have nonetheless compelled the House of Representatives to consider organizing a public hearing on the issue.
\nInvited to the public hearing are major characters in the incident, who are also the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming Legislative re-run elections in Rivers State.”
\nThey are Messrs Magnus Abe and BarinaadaaMpigi for Rivers South-East Senatorial District and Oyigbo-Eleme-Tai Federal Constituency respectively.
\n“While the controversy over who gave the unconstitutional order to the Nigerian Army for the slaughter of the hapless Ogoni people still subsists, the House of Representatives according to the law and in strict adherence to its oversight function may have for the sake of justice and posterity decided to ensure that all facts of the incident and those behind it are unmasked as a way of ensuring an end to such inhuman senseless killing of law abiding Nigerians.”
\n“But rather than receive and embrace such invitation with honour and joy that at last the evil against his own kin and kith (the Ogoni people) he is opting to represent in the National Assembly at any cost, is now on the front burner of public discourse, Mr. Magnus Abe is angry, agitated and offended, and is threatening fire and brimstone.”<\/p>\n
“Rather than appreciate the House of Representatives for initiating the public hearing, Magnus Abe has unwittingly taken on the Honourable Speaker of the House, YakubuDogara, alleging all manner of evil deeds against his person and office simply because the public hearing is expected to expose the facts andoffer the majority of Nigerians the opportunity to hear and see how he, Magnus Abe manipulated soldiers of the Nigerian Army with the obvious backing of his collaborators to kill and maim his own people just to stop them from voting in an election he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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