...Says He Is Exceedingly Desperate, Irresponsible
… Calls for His Arrest, Prosecution
The Rivers State Chapter of
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says it is quite unfortunate and
disappointing seeing the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for
Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Mr. Magnus Abe, demonstrating acts of
frustration, desperation and gangsterism, describing his directive to members
of the APC to kill and conduct themselves violently as irresponsible, unwarranted
and condemnable.
Mr. Abe during a press
briefing in his private residence in Port Harcourt, instigated members of the
APC to kill, fight and cause trouble in Rivers State, an action that should not
be ignored or taken for granted by Rivers people, the International Community
and of course, the security agencies.
The PDP says although, Mr.
Abe’s violent disposition has never been in doubt but considering the exulted
office he seeks to be voted in and the Saint in recent times he claimed to be, Mr.
Magnus Abe ought to have stopped engaging in and encouraging violence, even as
such is abhorred in any civilized society.
The Party feels extremely
worried over the unrepentant attitude of Mr. Abe, whose desperation to
represent those who do not want him to represent them has made him to adopt a do
or die approach not only in his pattern of politics but in his entire life
activities.
Mr. Abe has continued to show
that he is one politician, who wants to acquire political power by all means,
without minding if blood is spilled.
The directive from Mr. Magnus
Ngei Abe to his APC members to take up arms clearly corroborates the position
of the people that he (Abe) has been behind all atrocities in the area, and he
and the APC should be held responsible for the breakdown of law and order in
not only the area but the entire State.
It would be recalled that Mr.
Abe has been linked to virtually all inter and intra communal crises in parts
of Ogoni and most political violence in the area. One of the most recent was
the incident in Yeghe, Bori, Bo-ue and Zaapkon communities on Monday 22 and
Tuesday 23, March, 2016, which led to the killing of over 15 innocent persons,
including pregnant women, a Pastor and
students.
It is also on record that preceding
the March 19th re-run elections, especially on the 18th,
heavily armed APC thugs were brought in and camped in Tai LGA, at the home of
one Hycienth Ndike and John Abie, who
are chieftains of the APC, on an assignment to deliver the area to the party.
These thugs, at about 2.30am, lodged deadly attack on the community, targeting
PDP supporters, who were eventually chased out of the community to pave way for
massive rigging of the re-run elections in the area. This incident also
culminated into the shooting of a pregnant woman, Mrs. Baby Nzuugha, a mother
of four children, in their attempt to hijack electoral materials to the home of
Mr. Barry Mpigi, another APC chieftain and contestant in the election.
While urging the people to
resist being incited and used to cause mayhem in the State, and instead ask Mr.
Abe to engage his family members in such deadly assignment, the PDP advises its members in the area to
remain peaceful and law abiding in the face of provocation by Magnus Abe and
the APC.
The Party also welcomes Mr.
Abe’s consideration of withdrawing from the race as contained in his statement,
saying since it is obvious that popular opinion does not favour him as he is
not the choice of the people the best option for him is to admit defeat honourably
and throw in the towel accordingly if actually he is a man of honour.
The Party again reiterates
its call on the security agencies and the International Community to arrest and
prosecute Mr. Magnus Abe accordingly.
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