 After a long wait and anxiety, Senator Madness Abe has been elected and imaged as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to contest the 2023 governorship election in the river state, following the voluntary withdrawal of Pernan Morris, former candidate. Now the primaries, which was conducted in Port Hacker, the river state, is supervised by the Independent National Electro-Commissioned Senior Officer Pastor Immanuel Issa Madness from security agencies was described as the fairest primaries ever held in the state. Chairman of the SDP Substitution Electro-Commite Mohamed Ibrahim, the Kled Abe winner of the election on a post haven't pulled 30 votes. The emergence of the former senator who represented the river south east senatorial district in the red chamber has split pay to speculation as to whether he will make good his promise of being in the ballot. In accordance with the Electoral Act of 2022 and annual guidelines, nearby certified that Senator Madness Abe has participated in the Substitution Primaries and has scored 30 valid votes in the SDP Organatorial Primaries for River State here today. He is hereby declared as the duly elected Organatorial candidate of SDP River State and is returned elected. While describing Abe as a credible candidate, Ibrahim advised members of the party to go and get the permanent voter cards in order to lead candidates of their choice. Meanwhile, a retired permanent secretary from the River State Civil Service, Princess Patricia Obunna, was elected as a running mate to Senator Abe and she appreciated the party for giving them the opportunity to be flag bearers come 2023. In a solidarity message, a former member of the House of Representatives and a chieftain of the SDP in the state, Chidi Nguyenhawka, said with what transpired in the recent governorship election, Nigerians could cast a vote and the confidence that it would count. The state chairman of the SDP, Sol Suama Osaro expressed confidence that the candidate of Abe would make the SDP a party to beat in 2023. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.