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'He's working for Tinubu' - Rivers politician speaks on Wike joining APC in videos

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A former lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state has cleared the air on Nyesom Wike's move to the ruling party.

Abe, who was a guest on Channels Television's Politics Today programme, said he would support Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), because he is working in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's renewed hope agenda.

The former senator representing Rivers south-east, Abe, also discloed that Wike is the link that will connect the dot for the unity of the APC in Rivers state.

He said: "The decision to show support for former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike was a chance to unite the APC in the state and support President Tinubu's renewed hope agenda."

Is Wike is now APC member? Magnus Abe speaks

Speaking further, Magnus Abe clarified Wike's allegiance to the APC despite insisting he is still a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The APC chieftain disclosed that Wike is working for the APC government hence it is the responsibility of the ruling party to protect Wike's interests and also support him.

Magnus Abe stated: "I'm not saying he is a member of the APC, but he is a minister in our government and we cannot ignore the president's appointee from our own state. It makes no sense.

"So he does not have to be a member of the APC but he is an influential figure in the APC government and it is in the interest of the party to work with him.

"Wike is a minister in the APC government and not a member of the APC, he is a minister in our government and we cannot with all proper sense of responsibility as a party ignore the president's appointee from our own state."