Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said he is the most qualified to take over from Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on May 29, 2023.
Addressing the Ogoni community at Ogbunuabali in Port Harcourt City local government area, yesterday, Abe stated that considering his past services to the people of the state, he ought to be voted for based on merit.
He said: “In politics, there is what you call the vote of merit, the person that merits the vote, the person that has worked for the vote, the person whose stand record shows the dependability and the trust that can produce value for your growth.
“I have served this state as minority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“I don’t look at you from Ogoni, you from Opobo, you from this , I served the people as their friend, as their father and their senator.”
I was senator l for the Opobo people, I was a senator for the Oyigbo people, I was a senator for the Khana people, I was a senator for the eleme people, I was senator for the gokana people, I served them evenly.
“So by record when they say somebody is supporting education, it’s not because there is an election that I’m supporting education. I have always supported education, that is the record. If they say I support merit and fairness in doing things, that is my record.
“So of all of us that are contesting, when it comes to the history of Rivers state, nobody has contributed better and therefore the vote of merit, give it to me.”
“In the history of Rivers State, I am the only Commissioner for Information that has been voted the best in the history of Rivers State, no other person. I have served this state as Secretary to the Government of Rivers State.
“I left an unblemished record; it is stated and has been said publicly and otherwise that in my own time as Secretary to Government, the government ran better than any other time. I was secretary to the security council, the records are there.
“I have served this state and my senatorial district, as a two time senator in the senate the record is there, I support people in my constituency evenly.
“I don’t look at you from Ogoni, you from Opobo, you from this , I served the people as their friend, as their father and their senator. I was senator l for the Opobo people, I was a senator for the Oyigbo people, I was a senator for the Khana people, I was a senator for the eleme people, I was senator for the gokana people, I served them evenly.
