By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Senator Magnus Abe, the candidate of Social Democratic Party,SDP in last Saturday’s governorship election in Rivers has denied congratulating Siminalayi Fubara of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who was declared winner of the election.
Abe said this in reaction to claims that he has that he has congratulated Fubara for on his victory in the election.
But the SDP candidate said the rumour was aimed at misinforming Rivers people and his party’s supporters that he has endorsed the election, which, according to him, was characterised by violence
In a press statement signed by his spokesman, Parry Saro Benson, Abe said “I wish to state on good authority that the statement did not emanate from Senator Magnus Abe and therefore should be ignored as such is the handiwork of conscience-pricked individuals who could no longer sleep as they have murdered sleep.”
Benson sai Abe cannot congratulate anyone who emerged from a process that was characterized by intimidation, thuggery, harassment and blood-letting where citizens were not allowed to freely cast their votes for candidates of their choice, ‘that was a sham’.
He that It is worthy of note that Abe contested in the election to win and give Rivers people a new lease of life, end the grip of tyranny and state-orchestrated terrorism.
“The general public should be informed that at the appropriate time, the SDP standard bearer and Rivers’ people’s popular choice, Distinguish Senator Magnus Abe, will address the people on his position concerning the governorship election of March 18, 2023 which was marred with the highest level of irregularities.”
