Magnus Abe, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic
Party (SDP) in Rivers has revealed why he dropped his petition
challenging the outcome of the state governorship election.
Abe had challenged the declaration of the candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Siminialayi Fubara, as the winner of the Rivers
state governorship election, at the Election Petitions Tribunal.
Recently, the SDP governorship candidate announced the withdrawal
of his petition challenging the victory of the PDP candidate at the
tribunal.
Speaking on Tuesday in an interview with Channels Television, Abe
said he withdrew his election petition due to the alliance between
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
The former senator added that the alliance between the two
political leaders makes it very difficult for him to prosecute the
election petition.
He added that the withdrawal of his petition will provide comfort
for his supporters who faced harassment and intimidation before, during,
and after the election.
Abe said: “It is not all about the resources as I said earlier. It is a combination of different factors.
“First of all, what will cost us to successfully prosecute an
election petition against the government of Rivers state is not
something I want to discuss on national television. For the purpose of
emphasis, that is not why we pulled out.
“When we started the fight, we were ready to take on the Rivers state government and PDP.
“Now, the Rivers state government is in an alliance with our
mentor, father, and that alliance with G5 now affects the dynamics of
what happens in River state.
“If we are confident that we can defeat all of them, we can
talk to our people to sell their houses and markets to prosecute the
case.”
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