A governorship aspirant on the
platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Senator Magnus
Abe has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari did not endorse his
candidature ahead of the 2019 elections.
Abe claimed that the Minister of
Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi was behind the rumour meant to blackmail him and
the President.
In a statement issued by his
campaign organisation, in Port Harcourt, the state capital yesterday, Abe
described the insinuation as rumours.
The statement signed by Abe’s
campaign Director-General, Hon. Wogu Boms described the rumoured endorsement as
a cheap blackmail against Buhari.
The statement reads in part: “The
attention of Freedom House, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe’s campaign organization,
has been drawn to several rumours and insinuations in recent times to the
effect that President Muhammadu Buhari, GCON has endorsed the gubernatorial
ambition of Senator Magnus Abe.
“These rumours and insinuations
which had been making the rounds for some time were given accent following the
successful visit of the Ogonis to the President to thank his Excellency for his
efforts in the Ogoni cleanup.
“We would have continued to
ignore the rumours, which were actually intended to blackmail the President,
until it became clear that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike
Amaechi, CON, was behind it as he made similar insinuations to his supporters
in Eleme LGA during a rally on Saturday 15th September 2018.”
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