Abe said that the chairman of the caretaker committee of the party, Tony Okocha, was a member of his team when he was in APC.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Senator Magnus Abe has announced he would be returning to his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to support President Bola Tinubu‘s developmental agenda.
Abe was the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections.
He revealed his intention on Wednesday during a stakeholder meeting held in Port Harcourt with some members of the SDP who are loyal to him.
Abe said that his return to the APC would enable him work together with other well-meaning Nigerians to support the administration of President Tinubu and to enable Rivers people be part of the development at the centre.
The former lawmaker stated that the responsibility of engendering peace in the party is that all members of the party regardless of their positions should be ready to work for the progress of the party.
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Abe said that the chairman of the caretaker committee of the party, Tony Okocha, was a member of his team when he was in APC.
“We believe that it is proper that we are in the party supporting President Tinubu’s developmental agenda,” said Abe.
“Everybody in the party should have learnt one thing or two as how we can make the party work, we are coming in with open minds ready to work with everybody within the party.
“We believe that everybody with sincere interest in the progress of the party should be ready to join.”
He stressed his readiness to work with other actors in the party as long as they were ready to work with common grounds and goals.
In reaction, Okocha welcomed Abe to the party, saying that “what makes a party thick is not a single individual but a whole lot of people.”