In a move to mend fences and foster unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, a former lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, has publicly announced making peace with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Abe, who had been embroiled in a feud with Wike due to their different positions on political issues, expressed his commitment to ending the rift, The Punch reported on Thursday, May 2.
Meanwhile, Senator Abe was a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the 2023 elections.
The former lawmaker confirmed the development via a post shared on his Facebook page.
He wrote:
Emphasising the importance of unity, Abe added that he accompanied Wike to Chief Tony Okocha’s thanksgiving ceremony, a gesture he described as “show[ing] that my commitment to end the rift in our party is total.”
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that former Governor Peter Odili endorsed Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the political leader of the state.
On Thursday, April 11, Odili praised Governor Fubara for defending the interests of the Rivers state people.
The former governor Odili, who served between 1999 and 2007, stated that Fubara, having secured his electoral victory both through the ballot and the courts, is now the political leader of the oil-rich South-South state
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
