The Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District, Magnus Abe has vowed to drag the leadership of the All Progressives Congress before an Appeal Panel set up by the National Working Committee of the party to resolve crises that greeted the recent conduct of primaries across the country. Abe who was elected as the governorship candidates of the party by a faction of the party loyal to him failed to be recognized by the NWC.
The NWC, however, recognized the result of indirect primaries conducted by a faction of the party loyal to the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. The exercise produced Tonye Cole as the flag bearer.
Speaking to his supporters in Port Harcourt, Abe said the decision of NWC to recognize Cole means the battled had just begun.
“I am sure you are all aware of the current decision of the NWC of our party which accepted the report that returned Tonye Cole elected, based on the indirect primary conducted in the state.
“The battle has just begun. The party has set up an appeal. We will take advantage of the appeal panel and forward our case.
“The result of the indirect primary remains unacceptable and will remain unacceptable. The indirect primary was a charade set up by a few individuals to bring in their candidate. We will not accept that result.
“We are now faced with a fact that a man who just joined the party can claim to be a candidate of the party. This is against the wish of everybody who has worked for the party.
“I don’t have anything against Tonye Cole because he is my friend. But we are politicians and we are fighting for justice. Without truth, there can be no justice and without justice, there can be no peace.
“This is the situation we have talked and warned about, when the Minister of Transportation called a meeting of the party and started the event that has resulted to this.”
