Tonye Cole, a Lagos based businessman and an ally to the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has won the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Rivers State.
Cole defeated three other candidates who turned up at the primary to emerge as the party’s governorship candidate in the state for the 2023 general elections.
The businessman polled a total of 986 votes to defeat Ojukaye Flag Amachree, Seconte Davies, Ibinabo West, and Benrard Mikko, who scored 190, 47, 43 and 2 to come a distant second, third and fouth respectively.
Although Senator Magnus Abe did not turn up for the exercise, he still garnered one.
The Chairman, Rivers State APC Governorship Primaries Election, Larry Odey, who announced the result said a total of 1308 delegates were accredited, 1295 votes casted , 1285 valid votes, while 12 votes were voided.
Meanwhile the winner, Tonye Cole, in his acceptabce speech urged Senator Magnus Abe to sheath swords.
Cole who said the primaries was the…
