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By Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Former Senator and frontline Rivers State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Magnus Abe, has withdrawn from the party’s governorship primary election holding on Thursday (today).
Abe’s ally and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Tony Okocha, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.
The APC governorship primary and House of Assembly election is scheduled to hold at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium.
Okocha, who is the South South Coordinator, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard, described the process as skewed and biased.
The statement read: “I have been receiving a myriad of calls from our colleagues concerning the nationwide Assembly and Governorship Candidates Primaries of our darling party, APC.
“Please kindly take this as an official statement that we are not participating in an already skewed, biased, and prejudiced process in RIVERS.
“All our teeming supporters are advised not to dissipate scarce energies in a process that will not pass muster. Comfortably lounge in houses and homes and be exceedingly happy, with no interest in the usual charade of APC RIvers.
“However, we enjoin ALL to remain vigilant as we continue to bring you up to speed with unfolding events.
“More than resolutely keep faith with the struggle. He who laughs last, laughs best,” the statement read.