| Magnus Ngei Abe | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Rivers South East | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Maeba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1965 Nchia, Eleme, Rivers State |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
Magnus Ngei Abe (b. 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.
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. 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]
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 Rotimi 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]