Key Takeaways
- Magnus Abe urged Rotimi Amaechi, whom he described as Atiku Abubakar’s ADC running mate, to resign and support President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
- Abe argued that Amaechi’s support for a northern candidate contradicted his earlier opposition to Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency on power rotation grounds.
- Speaking at a Rainbow Coalition gathering in Rivers State on Tuesday, Abe declared that the coalition would fully support Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
Former lawmaker who represented Rivers South East in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe, has called on former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, to resign as the running mate to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Abe also called on Amaechi to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election, insisting that the 2027 presidency should remain in the South.
Naija News reports that the former lawmaker made the call on Tuesday while delivering a goodwill message at a gathering of the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State.
According to him, Amaechi had openly opposed Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency, arguing that it contradicts the power rotation agreement between the North and the South.
Abe therefore argued that it was contradictory for Amaechi, who had led opposition to Jonathan’s presidency on the grounds of power rotation, to now support a northern presidential candidate when, according to him, it was the South’s turn.
“Today, the same man who led us to go against our son and our brother is now trying to lead us to go and support somebody from the North when it is the turn of the South,” Abe said.
