The senator representing Rivers South East senatorial zone Distinguished Senator Magnus Ngei Abe and other state and Federal Lawmakers who won election under All Progressive Congress –APC in the December 10th 2016 rerun election and subsequently won the Election Petition Tribunal Court cases fixed Saturday 10th of February, 2018 as a day for Thanksgiving at saint Paul’s Anglican Church Garrison Port Harcourt. The other Lawmakers who won election rerun election Petition Tribunal Court of Appeal case include Elder Chidi Frank Wihioka representing Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency, Chief Barry Mpigi representing Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo , (Engr. Mrs Victoria Nyeche a Lawmaker at Rivers state House of Assembly), Josiah Olu representing Eleme Constituency, and Honourable Maurice Pironen representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency.
After the Church service the All Progressive Congress-APC lawmakers loyal to senator Magnus Abe went to Port Harcourt Polo Club Playground for an elaborate entertainment with their party supporters across the 23 Local Government Areas in Rivers state. Unfortunately, the leader of APC in Rivers state and Minister For Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi who also heads FREE RIVERS campaign had fixed a rally at Bori headquarters of Khana Local Government Area and the traditional City of Ogoni ethnic nationality as a check to decimate the support of senator Magnus Ngei Abe on that fateful day.