Magnus Ngei Abe

Magnus Ngei Abe
Senator for Rivers South East
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 December 2016[1]
In office
May 2011 – May 2015
Preceded byLee Maeba
Succeeded byBarry Mpigi
Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly
In office
1999–2003
GovernorPeter Odili
Succeeded byGabriel Pidomson
Commissioner for Information
In office
May 2003 – May 2007
Personal details
Born (1965-05-24) 24 May 1965
Nchia, Eleme, Rivers State
PartySocial Democratic Party

Magnus Ngei Abe (born 24 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician, and a lawyer who served as a Senator for the Rivers Southeast Senatorial District of Rivers State, Nigeria. He was first elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2011 in the April 2011 Federal elections and again in a rerun poll in December 2016. In the 2015 general elections, he had lost a return bid to Senator Olaka Nwogu. Before the poll, like others in Rivers, was invalidated by the court, necessitating a rerun poll.[2] In 2019, Abe was succeeded by Hon. Barry Mpigi.

Early life and education

Magnus Ngei Abe was born on 24 May 1965 in Nchia, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. He attended St. Patrick College, Ikot-Ansa, Calabar (the capital city of Cross River State) and Akpor Grammar School, Ozuoba.

Law career

After obtaining an LL.B degree in law, he was called to Nigerian Bar in 1987, starting work as a Pupil State Counsel for the Federal Ministry of Justice, Lagos State. He went into private practice as a junior partner with Okocha & Okocha, Manuchim Chambers, later becoming a managing partner with Etim-Inyang, Abe in Port Harcourt.[3]

Political career

Abe entered politics in 1999 when he was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly, serving as a Minority Leader. In 2003, he defected to the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), and from 2003 to 2007 he was Commissioner of Information in Rivers State in the administration of Governor Peter Odili.[4] When Governor Chibuike Amaechi entered office in May 2007, Abe was appointed as Secretary to the State Government.

In the April 2011 elections, Abe gained 154,218 votes, ahead of Dr. Nomate Toate Kpea of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) with 34,978 votes.[5] Senator Magnus Abe defected to All Progressives Congress (APC) on 29 January 2014.[6] In 2019, he aspired to contest for the governorship of Rivers State but could not secure the party's nomination.[7] In January 2025, President Bola Tinubu appointed him board chairman of the National Agency for the Great Green Walls.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Rivers rerun: Senate swears in Senators Abe, Sekibo, other". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Amputee Football: Nigerian star targets World Cup, league title in 2018 | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ Magnus Abe. "My Profile". Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Legislators deserve comfort but..., Hon. Abe". Peoples Daily. 24 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Collated Senate results". INEC. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  6. ^ "Defection of Abe, Ake strengthens us more – PDP -". 31 January 2014.
  7. ^ Oguntuase, Ben (14 September 2018). "Direct versus indirect primaries: Missed opportunity for APC". TheCable. The Cable. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ^ Igwe, Ignatius (24 January 2025). "Tinubu Appoints APC Chairman Ganduje, Others As Board Chairpersons, CEOs". Channels Television. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. ^ Jeremiah, Urowayino (24 January 2025). "Tinubu appoints board chairpersons for 42 agencies, others". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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