The Chairman of
Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP¸ Bro Felix Obuah says
rather than tread the lonely path of self adulation over the monumental fraud
of abandoned contracts and embezzlement of the approved sums, Mr Magnus Abe
should be bold enough to admit his guilt and return the looted funds to State
coffers.
The State PDP
Chairman notes with regret that Mr Abe, and Senatorial candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, for the Rivers South-East district appears not to
appreciate the change mantra of their leader, President Muhammadu that
fraudulent politicians should have a change of heart, return all stolen monies
and turn a new leaf to help move the country forward.
According to Bro
Obuah, documents and evidence of volumes of State contracts awarded to Mr Abe
abound which monies were fully paid to him and abandoned afterwards.
Such contracts,
he said, range from road constructions to building of schools and other
infrastructure.
Though Mr Magnus
Abe is not alone in this timorous trade of defrauding his own people to enrich
self, it’s more honourable for him to return the embezzled sums to the State
government or be prosecuted, the State PDP boss warned.
“Mr Abe should
also hide his head in shame and apologize to Rivers people, the Ogoni people
and his Gokana kinsmen for diverting and pocketing the huge sums of money meant
for road constructions and renovation of schools among other social amenities
in Ogoni land.
It’s common
knowledge that this is the singular reason for his desperation for re-election
into the National Assembly to serve as a cover even in the face of mass
rejection by his people.
Let it also be
known to him that whether in or out of office, the best option is to return
such monies for unexecuted projects to government coffers. Failure to do so is
more dangerous as the arm of the law is long enough to catch up with him and
his like anywhere, any time”.
Signed:
Jerry Needam
Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity
To Rivers State
PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah
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