A week after dumping the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), a former Rivers State Senator, Magnus Abe has finally confirmed his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
A statement issued by Abe’s spokesman, Party Benson, confirmed the development on his social media handle.
Abe reiterated his commitment to staying glue to the cause he so much believed in, promoting internal democracy for growth of the polity of the nation.
Abe, who dumped the APC last week, noted that he was in search of a political platform to fulfill his ambition of succeeding Governor Nyesom Wike in 2023.
He said: “Yes I am and I have been a member of the social Democratic Party SDP.
“I remain irrevocably committed to the ideals that have driven my politics through the years. And will continue to do all we can to improve internal democracy in the politics of our country and focus on the people”.
Abe has consistently maintained he would gun for the governorship though he didn’t participate in any primary election.
The SDP has picked Maurice Prunem, a loyalist of Abe and indigene of Tai Local government Area, as its Rivers governorship candidate.
Abe declared last week that despite dumping the APC, he would still work for the party’s Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s victory.