Governorship Election: Go all out for Tonye Cole, Amaechi tells Rivers residents 

Sat, Mar 11, 2023
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FORMER Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has called on Rivers residents to go all out, vote  and support Tonye Cole, the APC gubernatorial candidate of the state on March 18.

A statement from Amaechi’s media office said he made the call  when he visited the  Northern community in Rivers.

The statement  said that Amaechi also campaigned with Tonye Cole at Computer Village and other parts of Garrison axis as well as at Oroworoko Community ahead of the election.

Amaechi also urged the residents of the state to  protect their votes on election day.

“All we need from you is to go out and vote, and protect your votes; everybody should be his own policeman.

“When you vote, sit down there until they upload it, even when they upload it, escort them to the Ward Centre, let them upload it there.

” Another set of people should escort them to the Local Government centre, that’s how you become your own policeman,” he said.

Amaechi told the people that he did not discriminate based on ethnic and religious lines when he was a governor.

He said that  he  made sure that 1,200 Christians went on pilgrimage, 500 Muslims also went on pilgrimage every year for eight years.

He added that he appointed a Muslim Pilgrims Board, the same way he appointed a Christian Welfare pilgrims Board.

The  Chief Imam of Rivers State, Alhaji Haliru Imam said that the Northern Community in Rivers had thrown its weight behind the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole.

According to Imam , Tonye Cole, being a Pastor, will be good in office  like  Amaechi .

” I remember when you were in power, people were shouting about Northerners, but you told us, ‘feel free, this is your home’ .

“During your tenure, the Christian Muslim Board existed, but today there is nothing like pilgrim board even to Christians, because of one man.”

Imam expressed hope that Tonye Cole would  do better when elected as Governor of the State and establish an abbattoir for them .

The Northern Youth Leader in Rivers, Alhaji Shehu Ahmed, expressed delight over Amaechi’s visit, stating that Rivers people and party faithful would be better off.

Ahmed said that  APC would  reclaim the state.

“Sir, your coming has emboldened us. We beg you to leave Abuja for now and stay with us in Rivers state,” he said.

Cole assured the Northern Community of change, urging them to come out en-masse and vote.

 “We are with you. Your suffering is our suffering. Rivers people are tired and are looking for change, and we will bring you that change.

” I want to assure you that we will do more. I have a business background and I have taken note of your complaints about taskforce and pilgrimage.

” Everybody is crying about it, the Muslims and the Christians.

“It is our business as government to help you succeed. That’s what government should be,” he said

Cole assured the peole that  his administration would  give them  the enabling environment to help them  succeed.

He added that the pilgrims  board would be resuscitated .

“Please come out in your numbers to vote. What they are counting on is that you will not come out.

” After voting, stay there until they count the result and follow the result from the unit to the ward to the collation centre,” he said. (NAN)

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