One of the Governorship hopefuls of Rivers state under the Platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Tonye Cole has reiterated his confidence that he will replace the present Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike come 2019.
The Billionaire Business man and APC chieftain in Rivers, Mr. Tonye Cole, said he would unseat the present government in the state in 2019 if given the ticket of the party.
He also said that he would tackle economic and security challenges which the present administration had failed to do and he would do everything within his power to attract foreign direct investment into Rivers state as he submitted his nomination form for the party’s primaries.
He reiterated that Rivers State had the capacity to attract investors if the conducive business environment is created in the state.
He therefore promised to use his experience and connections in the business world to actualize his dream of improving on the economic status of the state as well as work on wealth distribution at the grassroots if given the opportunity to serve noting that his policies will ensure that rural people are lifted out of poverty.
According to the billionaire;
“Wealth distribution among the grass root people is extremely vital. I want to make sure that everybody in Rivers at the grassroots, who have been down, who has been impoverished, who does not have peace and security, are taken care of.
From an industry perspective, I have been operating at the global level; I travel a lot, I have worked with a lot of people and people know me for doing business with passion. We believe that we can attract investment and secure investment in Rivers.
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Rule of law will be protected and they would be able to generate employment for the people of the state.”
He also spoke on security in the state noting that he would engage with the people for them to understand the negative impact of insecurity and crime on their lives as well as their communities because the long-term outcome of insecurity is an exponential increase in poverty.
“Security is a relationship thing as well; it has to deal with people because people who perpetrate crime and bring insecurity are human beings like you and me.
One of the things that we are going to do is to engage with them wholly to make them understand what the outcome is as it affects them, not just their families but as it affects their communities.’’ He concluded.