Chairman of Arewa Community in the South South, Alhaji Musa Saidu has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint Senator Magnus Abe as a minister in his cabinet.
Saidu, reportedly made the call in a chat with the Vanguard at the weekend.
According to him, Abe voted and supoprted Tinubu in the last election, adding that he only left the APC, to pursue his governorship ambition.
Part of his statement reads,
“I am Alhaji Musa Saidu, Chairman Arewa community south Nigeria. I have seen so much debate from Rivers state over who should be appointed Minister in the state by Mr President.
“Let us be realistic , it is Senator Magnus Abe that should be made Minister from Rivers. Magnus campaigned and voted for President Tinubu. He was pushed out of the APC by a former Minister.
“Senator Magnus is a grassroots man, he has the support of the people and he is accessible by all. I mobilized support for President Tinubu. So I can advise . Mr President should be careful of his choice from Rivers state for ministerial appointments.”
“They should not say Senator Magnus left APC. He left to pursue his ambition on another platform and his party adopted Tinubu in the state as the presidential candidate.
”Senator Magnus is very accessible. We supported Tinubu unconditionally so he should give the appointment to Magnus. He is very accessible.
This view is supported by the Arewa forum in Rivers. We are not against any other person but we are advising Mr President that Senator Magnus is accessible. And Mr President needs a core grassroots man like Senator Abe .
