Politicians supporting Fubara for private political ambitions – Magnus Abe

Former Senator representing Rivers South-East, Magnus Abe, has accused politicians supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara of doing so not out of affection for the state however for private positive factors and to additional their private political ambitions, significantly to carry down the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Abe said this on the Rivers State stakeholders’ programme hosted by Wike in celebration of the New 12 months on Friday.

He emphasised that the politicians backing Fubara weren’t doing so out of affection for Rivers State or the governor however moderately to make use of him as a instrument to undermine Wike.

“No person is with Governor Fubara as a result of they love Rivers State or Governor Fubara. They’re with him as a result of they see him as a way to realize their political purpose — to carry down the FCT Minister.

“Within the final election, everybody in Rivers State did anti-party. With all due respect, I too did anti-party. I didn’t permit the SDP candidate to return and marketing campaign right here, and when he got here to my home, I made it clear I used to be with Tinubu. Oga (Wike), you too did anti-party.

“You have been very clear that you simply have been with Tinubu, not the PDP presidential candidate. The present governor (Fubara) additionally did anti-party; he was with you and didn’t help the PDP presidential candidate,” Abe said.

Abe identified that lots of the politicians supporting Fubara as we speak had engaged in anti-party actions in the course of the elections, supporting candidates from different events.

“The PDP leaders supporting Fubara as we speak didn’t help the PDP governorship candidate, Governor Fubara. They supported the APC candidate. Likewise, the APC leaders didn’t help their presidential candidate however backed the PDP presidential candidate. So, everybody did anti-party, however the one one folks preserve speaking about is the one finished by Nyesom Wike, and that’s as a result of he succeeded, and others failed.

“These politicians are pursuing their very own pursuits. If tomorrow, you might be now not in a position to advance their agenda — to carry down Wike — they may abandon you and transfer on to another person. My recommendation to you, sir, is to know that these individuals are not with you out of affection for Rivers State. Those that really love Rivers State will present it by their actions, not by plotting to carry down Wike.”

The senator urged Rivers politicians to unite for the nice of the state, advising Fubara to collaborate with true patriots earlier than it’s too late to avoid wasting the state from impending challenges.

He said, “No governor can on his personal declare the seats of legislators vacant. Work with different patriots to avoid wasting the state.”

Efforts to get the response of the Rivers State Commissioner for Data, Joe Johnson, on the matter, proved abortive as his telephone was switched off on the time of submitting this report whereas the WhatsApp message and SMS despatched to his telephone weren’t responded to.