Magnus Abe, the 2023 Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, has declared his decision to dump the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Gatekeepers News reports the former lawmaker made this known on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today.
Abe, an ally of President Bola Tinub,u said during the program that “Politically, I am heading back for the APC”.
He was defeated by Siminalayi Fubara of the PDP in the Governorship election held on March 18, 2023.
On the political crisis rocking the State, that resulted in the defection of the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from the PDP to the APC, Abe called for peace, saying that even though it was agreed that the lawmakers remained in the APC temporarily, some ‘outside forces’ were contesting the defection in court.
“The position of the lawmakers is being contested from different angles. Their former party, the PDP is contesting the position. The governor had agreed that they can stay in the APC at the present time.
“In terms of the agreement, I think their position is secured for now, but there are some outside forces who are not party to this agreement who will still contest that fact based on the constitutional provisions.
“This is not over yet. What we need in the state is peace and everybody has something they can do to contribute to give us peace in the state,” he said.
