Senator Abe said he had earlier been warned about Minister Amaechi by Governor Wike - The senator said there is a conspiracy by members of the APC to stop his governorship aspiration - He added that he is yet to take a decision on the 2019 election Senator Magnus Abe, on Tuesday, December 26, claimed that Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike had earlier warned him about the minister for transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Abe made this statement while reacting to accusations by Senator Andrew Uchendu, taunting him (Abe) as having inordinate ambition, gaining more than he contributed in Amaechi’s political dynasty and not supporting the Transport Minister’s governorship bid back in 2007, among other allegations.Abe who claimed the APC rejected his 2019 governorship ambition in favour of Tony Cole claimed that the decision to choose Cole over him was taken a long time ago, LatestNaijaGist Reports.
He said: “That decision to stop me was taken long ago. That is exactly what Governor Wike warned me against when he came to my house prior to his decision to leave the group. What is happening in Rivers State APC has nothing to do with building the party, it is all about stopping Abe." On the contribution by associates to the dominance of the Amaechi political dynasty through Wike’s historic emergence as Rivers state governor, Abe said: “There is always this attempt to play down Wike’s contribution to our success in the court. “Wike was pivotal to what happened in the court, just as I was to how we got the nomination. When Amaechi was in Ghana, he was talking to me more than five times every day, at a stage I was the only person in (Peter) Odili’s government he was talking to. “When Amaechi came back from Ghana, immediately after he was sworn-in as governor, he appointed Wike as his Chief of Staff and appointed me as Secretary to the State Government. So if Sen. Uchendu feels the governor, in his wisdom, chose to appoint people who did not support his struggles to such strategic positions in his government, then too bad.” On his 2019 governorship ambition, Abe said: “I have not taken a decision on the matter, but everywhere I go to people say I will be governor of Rivers State I respond with a loud Amen.” PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 news app Recall that NAIJ.com previously reported that Senator Abe has vowed not to leave the APC. The senator’s sore relationship with the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened the peace of the party in Rivers state. In a statement by his spokesperson, Parry Saroh Benson, Abe said the genesis of the problem could be traced to a meeting convened by Amaechi in Port Harcourt in March.
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