The Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly, Magnus Abe has condemned the current political imbroglio in Rivers State.

In a statement on his Facebook account on Monday, October 30, 2023 titled: ‘I CONDEMN THE ONGOING UNREST IN RIVERS STATE’, Abe insisted that there can only be one Governor of a State at a time according to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“In as much as I have chosen to remain silent on the Political issues in Rivers State, let me make four simple statements:

“As seen in trending videos in the media space today(Monday), the direct gun shots and tear-gassing on the person of the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Siminalayi Fubara, who is the Chief Security Officer of the state, was wrong. This is beyond politics, and I publicly condemn it”.

Abe, a former Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly between 1999 and 2003, further stated that he is “particularly saddened by the destruction of our beloved House of Parliament, and a valuable state asset: this is unacceptable”.

“I believe that in the interest of the state, the Nigerian Police needs to have a deeper conversation with the Governor who is the current Chief Security Officer and the only Rivers man that currently enjoys constitutional immunity.”

The Senator asserted that “whatever our political differences, we must look for ways to resolve them without jeopardizing the peace and security of our fellow citizens”.