Former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has decried persistent political confusion in the state.
He also criticised what he sees as poor governance, warning that the situation is undermining stability and progress in Rivers State.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics Cole lamented the “chaotic” state of politics in Rivers, describing it as an unclear mix between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC.
“Rivers State always seems to be in the headlines for the wrong reasons,” Cole said.
“I’ve said this over and over again, and one of the things that concerns me most is that we continue to use Rivers State as an experiment of any type of politics.”
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he former APC candidate, who contested the 2023 governorship election, reaffirmed his position as the leader of the party in the state but questioned the political alignment of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
“We don’t know which party is in existence in Rivers State. Is it the PDP or the APC? Or is it a mixture of both? You know, everything just seems wrong,” he stated.
Cole added, “Now that depends on what the President says, because we don’t know where Wike is.
“I have no idea whether he’s in PDP, whether he’s in APC, or whether it’s a mixture of both.”
Despite the uncertainty, Cole stressed that the APC in Rivers State remains legitimate under his leadership.
“There’s that faction of it, but then there is an APC in Rivers State that continues to be legitimate, of which I lead. And I continue to lead that APC faction in Rivers State, and we’ll continue doing that,” he declared.
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