Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed reports,
Track News Nigeria has learnt that the name of Hon. Magnus Abe, the former legislator representing Rivers south east senatorial district, is missing in the list of gubernatorial candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The list released by the electoral commission at its office in Rivers State listed African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Ibraye Tonte and Action Alliance (AA), Somiari Victor as the youngest governorship candidates in the state.
Siminialayi Fubara was taken as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party but Tonye Cole is running under the All Progressives Congress.
Fingesi Tamie is gunning under the Action Democratic Party, with Cookey Sophia running on the plate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
African Action Congress (AAC) has Dada Obele Joseph Ngechu as its governorship candidate, with Pronen Maurice listed as the gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the platform where Abe had been rumoured to emerge.
Other candidates include Dumo Lulu-Briggs for Accord Party, Accord, Faye-Ofori Churchill of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Nwanze Michael (Boot Party), Ex-Militant Leader, Sobomabo Jackrich (National Rescue Movement) and Action Peoples Party (APP) Gborogbosi Gabriel.
