Rivers State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, speaks to FATTEH HAMID about the general election and issues surrounding the Rivers State governorship poll
I don’t know about that . I have stepped away from my business entirely. This is what I do; my main work and most of my time are given to my political career which is my governorship ambition. This is my main duty now. I’m not going anywhere; this is where I am.
What advice will you give to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on how to speedily improve the economy and put Nigeria on the right track of development? He has the capacity to do so. It’s the political interest that has to be managed, but he has the capacity to put together a strong team. Are you still optimistic that you’ll be the Governor of Rivers State in the next political dispensation?
I don’t think it’s about whether one is riverine or not. This particular time, it is about mandates that were stolen. I’ve always said that if it is about a government that has done well and a government that is popular, then you don’t need to intimidate people, you don’t need to beat people, cane them, kill them, shoot at them, and then steal their votes. All you need to do is to come out and ask people to vote for you and they would.
You said Wike knew that if they allowed votes to count and people to vote without intimidation, the PDP would lose but there’s this belief in some quarters that Rivers is naturally a PDP state. How will you react to this?
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