As mark of recognition for his contributions towards the development of Ogoniland, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Rivers State for the forthcoming general elections, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has been presented with an award as the Political Icon of Ogoniland.
The award was bestowed on him by Dr. Douglas Fabeke, President of Ogoni Liberation Initiative.
Responding after receiving the award, Abe thanked the group for the work they are doing in the area.
“ I want to specially thank the Ogoni Liberation Initiative led by Dr. Douglas Fabeke for the much they are doing around Ogoni. We all must rise to the occasion in offering helps to our communities, that way, we will rise together.
“Remember, whenever you lift people, you are also lifted, but when you seek to keep people on the ground, you too will remain on the ground. So, we must all make it a duty to lift others so we too can stay lifted,” he said.
He said he remains steadfast on issues that concerns lifting the state.
“Nevertheless, as it concerns building a better Rivers State, we remain steadfast with our plans to engineer the economic power of all those living and doing business in Rivers state,” he stated.
Abe also promised to institute a business advisory council to be mandated to create economic policies for the state when elected.
He said the advisory council will attract investors to the state.
“One of the first things will be to set up a business advisory council that would be made up of businessmen, those who are already struggling, market people, vulcanizers, bigmen and small men, all those involve in legitimate businesses here.
“We will create opportunities for you to prosper. It is when you prosper that the state prospers and the state cannot prosper when the people are poor”.
Fabeke on his part said they gave Abe the award following his numerous contributions to the Ogoni people and called on Rivers people to queue behind Abe as the elections approaches.
