Just hours before the election, actress-turned-politician, Tonto Dikeh, announced her withdrawal from the gubernatorial race in River State.
The actress and mother of one shared her decision on social media, stating that she will be stepping down in favor of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole.
Dikeh explained that her decision was based on the advice of political elders, who suggested that joining forces with another political party would enhance their chances of unification and enable them to compete more effectively against the Peoples Democratic Party.
In her words: “Stronger together for a United Rivers State.
“Having carefully listened to the advice of elders and political leaders of Rivers State, on the need for the opposition to look inwards and present a unified, competent and generally acceptable candidate with the capacity to win the March 18th gubernatorial elections, and the need for the opposition to prevent splitting its votes amongst several candidates.
“Today, I officially adopted Pastor Tonye Cole, Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State, as the consensus and unifying Candidate of the opposition.
“Upon his victory, Tonye Cole will form a unity government composed of the APC and other opposition parties in this alliance titled: ‘Stronger Together for a United Rivers State’. I hereby call on all my supporters to vote for Tonye Cole of the APC this Saturday.”
