A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC,Rivers State,Warisenibo Chris Finebone has joined other stakeholders of the party in blaming Senator Magnus Ngei Abe for his resolve to stifling the progress of the party through court injuctions.
Abe had been blamed for relentlessly dragging the APC in the mud leading to the delisting of the party in the 2019 general elections in the state
The former member of the 7 th and 8th Senate has also been blamed for forming obstacles on the path of the peace process championed by concerned party members at the national and state levels .
Last Friday,Abe’s supporters were reportedly seen at the Port Harcourt High Court premises in a move suspected to secure injuction restraining the conduct of the ward congresses slated for Saturday, July 31.
While the APC girded its loins and tiredlessly watched out for a possible order restraining the congress on Friday and Saturday without any announcement, A Port Harcourt High Court presided over by Justice O.Ben Whyte upon hearing an exparte motion filed by Abe’s loyalist,one Stephen Wonah and six others on August 2 ,slammed an interlocutory injunction ordering the APC and the state party caretaker chairman,Isaac Abbot Ogbobula to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the suit.
According to party faithful,Abe’s ambition of becoming the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress at all costs had consistently hit the brick wall even as he is said to be working in synergy with the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to further divest the party of its hardwork and fortunes.
Some APC members who spoke to current matters under condition of anonymity described” Abe as a spoiler and sore loser.
” I don’t think that Abe is interested in the unity of the party. The latest court injuction showed that he is just a spoiler. If not, how can one explain this? He asked his followers to shun the ward congresses , an exercise adjudged to be very peaceful and devoid of irregularities.
” Abe wants leadership of the APC in Rivers State how can? There is a leader,He is Rotimi Amaechi. Abe should be a good follower if he wants to lead, his actions don’t portray him as one who wants the success of the party. “
In the same vein,a former spokesman of the APC in Rivers State, Warisenibo Chris Finebone while speaking with newsmen( notable outcome) said the Senator was at his old game again using the court to get what he could not get in the field.
“There is no question that Magnus Abe is at his old game again. But like he has failed before, he will fail even more this time.
“He is using the court of Rivers State to armtwist the party to save his face by allocating slots to him. Read my lips: that is not gonna happen.
“Senator Magnus Abe and those with him will have to contest for every position they desire. If they win, they win and if they fail, they fail. Not even our leader can persuade us to allocate half a slot to Abe.
“He cannot be telling the world that he is pursuing internal democracy in APC on one hand and when the opportunity of congresses avail themselves for him to actualise his supposed pursuit, he will turn around to demand sharing of positions. It’s not going to happen!
“Abe has demonstrated extreme wickedness and he will be served with the same chalice.
“We are watching the national leadership of the Party. Abe thinks that, using Ikwerre persons only in his latest court matter, will divert attention from him and save him from sanctions. But he forgets that available visual evidence where he instructed their group not to revalidate, and also directed their people to boycott last Saturday’s congresses, are sufficient to earn him sanctions by the Party.
“His name and that of his boys need not be on the court process before he can be sanctioned. Openly defying lawful party directives is enough offence. He shouldn’t worry. His hearts desire is to be governor of Rivers State by fire, by force. We shall meet him at Philipi”, he added.
