Magnus Ngei Abe

Magnus Ngei Abe
Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly
In office
1999–2003
Governor Peter Odili
Succeeded by Gabriel Pidomson
Senator for Rivers South East
In office
May 2011  May 2015
Preceded by Lee Maeba
Succeeded by Olaka Nwogu
Personal details
Born (1965-05-24) 24 May 1965
Nchia, Eleme, Rivers State
Political party People's Democratic Party (former)
All Progressives Congress (current)

Magnus Ngei Abe (born 24 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Senator for the Rivers South East constituency of Rivers State, Nigeria in the April 2011 Federal elections. He ran on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.

Early life and education

Magnus Ngei Abe was born on 24 May 1965 in Nchia, Eleme, Rivers State. He attended St. Patrick College, Ikot-Ansa, Calabar 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. 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.[1]

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 PDP, and from 2003 to 2007 he was Commissioner of Information in Rivers State in the administration of Governor Peter Odili.[2] When Governor Chibuike Amaechi entered office in May 2007, Abe was appointed Secretary to the Rivers State Government. He resigned to compete for the position of Senator for Rivers South East, but was then re-appointed as the Secretary to Rivers State Government.[1]

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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Magnus Abe. "My Profile". Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  2. "Legislators deserve comfort but…, Hon. Abe". Peoples Daily. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  3. "Collated Senate results". INEC. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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