A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has said that no human can enslave the people of the state “in spite of his wealth or social status in the society”.

Abe stated this while speaking at the National School Field, Okrika, during the stakeholders meeting with the people of Okrika and Ogu/Bolo Local Government Areas of Rivers State on Sunday.

The Senator, in a statement made available to The Star on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Parry Benson, said the people of the state cannot be enslaved by “anyone through crooked maneuvering”.

He, however, enjoined his supporters to brace up for the task ahead, which he said would not be easy.

Abe said: “I have said it before and want to say it again, that Rivers people have never been slaves to anybody and nobody no matter the amount of money he has, nobody can enslave us here in Rivers State. We can chart our own destiny.

“Let me assure you all that the road ahead will not be easy but you have the power, the capacity and audacity and I know that we can do it. We will do it and we’ll win.

“I will present myself to the Rivers people and if they decide to choose a better person over me through a transparent process, I will support that person.

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“We must have a clear and transparent process. But if they bring somebody through a Kangaroo process, we will not accept. We will challenge it.”

The governorship hopeful stated that APC needs everybody to be able to succeed, saying: “As far as possible, we must be able to work together to bring our party together. Let us not deceive ourselves; this party needs everybody to be able to succeed. We must be able to make room for one another.

“We must be able to accommodate one another. In politics disagreements are normal and it is expected. What is not normal in politics, is hatred such as people have been preaching amongst us here, the Rivers people.

“Whether you are APC or PDP; whether you are with Magnus or with Amaechi, you are a Rivers man. You are the proud son of your father and your mother.

“You deserve the best and the reason why we are doing politics is so that we can offer you the best. And that is why I am here. We have a track record of saying something and standing by what we said,” Abe stated.

Also speaking at the event, a former member of the Rivers State House of Assembly and APC stalwart, Hon. Golden Chioma, said members of the party in the state have unanimously agreed to support the aspiration of the party’s national leader, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, to become Nigeria’s next President.

Chioma said: “All of us gathered here have decided to support Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu for the post of President. We all love what he did in Lagos as governor and convinced that he can replicate that in Nigeria.”

In his remarks, former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Worgu Boms, berated the leadership of the party in Rivers State for endorsing the consensus candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole.

“If there is no Magnus Abe in APC Rivers State, there will be no APC this time around. Quote me. Bring somebody who knows our culture and tradition and not your business partners,” Boms stated.

The Star