By NWAORGU FAUSTINUS

A Public Affairs Analyst in Rivers State, Opunabo Inko Tariah, has joined other political associates and residents to call on a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Tonye Princewill, to throw in his hat into the ring for the race to the Brick House, the Rivers seat of power, come 2023.

Princewill is not only a politician but also a Prince of the Kalabari Kingdom, a philanthropist, encourager of youths, film maker and a businessman.

Mr. Opunabo who expressed his view on Africa Independent Television (AIT), monitored by Nwaorgu Faustinus, stated that those who have come in contact with Tonye Princewill would tell you that he stands for the welfare of the people.

“He is a man that is very compassionate, a man of rectitude, a man Rivers State people can trust, a man you can repose your confidence in and go to sleep,” Opunabo said.

In his opinion, a party faithful, resident and political associate, Dagogo Emmanuel, noted that Rivers State has enormous potentials which previous administration failed to unlock, adding that Princewill has the capability, experience, the will, connection both locally and internationally, to unlock for positive change.

“There are lots of potentials but nobody has been able to unlock it, and in unlocking that potential, you need somebody that has the reach, the tentacles, the connection both locally and globally; and Tonye Princewill is not somebody that is a local player. Yes, he is local but he is truly international.”

In the same manner, as reported by Akaha Nsirim, “a cross section of party faithful made up of women from different ethnic groups in Nigeria but resident in Rivers State who constitute the women wing of the Princewills’ Political Associate, during a prayer session, restated their belief in the ability of Tonye Princewill to rescue the party from its present state and called on him to present himself for the race to the Brick House in 2023.”

Responding to the encouragement, backing, calls and push from various groups, individuals, stakeholders Princewill, speaking in pidgin English, said: “the only way you win election is by working hard. Now, as all of you know, I ‘m consulting. That consultation wey I dey do, na house to house wey I dey do my own.

“I no dey do big man. I go wear short/nicker and t-shirt enter road, I go do am. That means if I am consulting, you too must be worth consulting; house-to-house, door-to-door”, Princewill declared.

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