An All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Rivers State, Sen. Magnus Abe, has berated the conduct of the party’s governorship primaries in the state, saying it “clearly does not meet that standard”.

This is just as Abe said he has not dropped his ambition even as he did not participate in the APC’s governorship primaries held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Thursday.

“I have received a lot of messages saying that I have withdrawn from the primaries of All Progressives Congress; that is not true.

“I have not withdrawn and I will not withdraw,” the governorship aspirant told newsmen on Thursday.

Abe, however, failed to disclose if he would be joining another party to pursue his governorship ambition.

He said: “I, Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe, will be on that ballot and Rivers people will have the opportunity to choose who shall lead our dear state moving forward.

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“Like I stated at the beginning of this whole thing when I declared, I will not accept the outcome of any process that is not just, fair, equitable and inclusive.

“For that reason why I decided not to participate, not to withdraw out of respect for the party, I want to say clearly that I will not accept the outcome neither will I be bound by it.”

He further described the party’s ongoing primaries as a charade, alleging that the process of choosing the delegates was not inclusive.

Abe reminded the people of the state of their responsibility of choosing who their governor would be during the 2023 general election, saying no individual, however powerful, well connected and wealthy, would decide for the people of the state.

“You will have that opportunity to decide who our next governor will be and I, Magnus Abe, will be on the ballot,” he stated.

The Star