By Jimitota Onoyume

PORT HAR-COURT— SENATOR Magnus Abe, representing Rivers South East senatorial district, has received three young men who celebrated his victory trekking from Port Harcourt to his village, Bera, in Gokhana Local Government Area of the state.

Magnus Abe

The trio are Nuhu Taminu, Monday Joseph from Nasarawa State and Blessing Peter from Abia State. Their ages are between 20 and 24.

Abe, while receiving them at his Port Harcourt residence, said he was out of the state when they embarked on the journey and commended them for the exercise.

He said: “I was actually in Abuja when I heard that they had embarked on a walk from Port Harcourt to my village to congratulate me. I did not have the opportunity to receive them then. I heard they were threatened along the way but they persisted and insisted that they must keep to their promise.

”That is why I decided to send for them to acknowledge them publicly and to say that Nigeria remains a free country and people in this country are free to do what their minds tell them. They are free to walk to any part of Nigeria that they want to walk to, in order to express themselves.”