Dear President Bola Tinubu,

Let me start by congratulating you on your assumption of office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as I appeal to you to appoint the Rivers State APC Governorship Candidate; Arch Tonye Cole as Minister

Your Excellency, we write to you with a deep sense of passion, pure patriotism and good intent for Nigeria and our great party the All Progressive Congress (APC). As the days go by, we will continue to support you in the implementation of your administration’s lofty ideas and programmes as we appeal to Nigerians to remain patient and hopeful for a better future of renewed hope. Sir, while you focus on governance, it is important that we pay as much attention to the political stability of our party as we watch the current blossoming romance of our party leaders with fifth columnists whose intentions we should be careful about.

The USURPERS/IMPOSTERS OF PDAPC

Your Excellency, may we use this medium to caution you against the naked dance in the marketplace of usurpers and imposters whom we refer to as PDAPC coming to claim what they did not contribute to. Nyesom Wike and some PDAPC moles are people that for the past eight years did everything to destroy the APC. Today they are the ones parading themselves as contributors to the election victory of APC in Rivers State. This is an affront, that is very repulsive and unpalatable, to say the least.

Wike’s strategy was using litigations, blackmail, the frustration of campaigns and financial inducement of members to destabilize the APC, some PDAPC moles were the enemies within while Tonye Okocha remains a member of PDP, APC & SDP at the same time and remained as a stooge to be used by the highest bidder.

The Truth about Rivers State Election Victory

There’s this assumption by outsiders that it was because of the past Governor of Rivers State that the APC won the 2023 Presidential election in the state. This is totally wrong, wicked and a planned narrative to disrupt the truth. I want to inform you that the genuine votes recorded by the party were clearly cast by die-hard Rivers State APC party faithful and supporters of Pst. Tonye Cole.

Sir, TeamCOLE was the main support group for Pst. Tonye Cole and with a confirmed membership strength of over 70,000 registered Nigerians all with their PVCs, we find it difficult to understand why the victory of APC will be totally ascribed to Wike.
For over two years, we went across every Ward in Rivers State, built structure in every unit and remain committed to ensuring APC wins the election. Sir, TeamCOLE membership cuts across party lines, with members deeply committed to ensuring Tonye Cole wins the election and for us, there’s no candidate that possesses the experience, pedigree and track record of Cole amongst all the Guber candidates presented by the various political parties in Nigeria. So for us in Rivers State, it was a unanimous decision to support him and that’s why we can state clearly that Tonye Cole rightly won the election in Rivers State. It’s unfortunate and truly painful to see the party recognize Wike as the man that helped Asiwaju to win the election. The question remains, “How”?

Nyesom Wike only asked his supporters to vote for Tinubu 24hrs before the election, a directive that they clearly didn’t follow as most of them voted for Peter Obi. Sir, it was so bad that the former governor lost to Labour Party in his own Ward in Obio-Akpor LGA.
How then can he claim to be responsible for lawful votes cast? On the other hand, Pst. Tonye Cole for the past year funded the party almost 100% and continued to ask his supporters to vote APC in all the elections, which they did and that’s why APC recorded massive votes, especially in LGAs outside of Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpor. Asiwaju won because of Tonye Cole’s support base. And nobody should take that from him.

An Unfolding Catastrophe

There is a political catastrophe unfolding in Rivers State which might lead to the disintegration of APC in the state and capable of creating a crisis at the national level. Sir, Wike is doing everything to destroy APC in Rivers State.
Today, he claims to be in control of both his party and the APC at the same time. This has clearly been enabled by our own leaders at the national level. Your Excellency, your continuous romance with Wike is causing huge disaffected amongst party members and supporters of APC in Rivers State.
Today, we hear he’s lobbying to be made a minister in an APC government so we beg you to Kindly adjudge his performance as Governor for eight years, from the health sector, education, SME, Industries, Job creation, creative sector, housing etc.
Other than the construction of flyovers, what else is worth mentioning is his achievement that you would want to be replicated at the national level. Sir, Wike’s fight for the leadership of the National Assembly is aimed at taking over the PDP structure and his presence in your administration would do two things: inhibit contemporary development, and get him enriched to fight you tomorrow.
We have also uncovered his plan to infiltrate the APC, and install stooges in your government while he remains in his beloved PDP.

Solution and Appeal

Your Excellency, TeamCOLE has a membership of about seventy thousand people. And we are ready to prove it if asked to. These huge numbers are really feeling bitter over the recent happenings and that’s why we are appealing to you to appoint Pst Tonye Cole as one of your Cabinet Ministers.
Cole is a well-known name and we do not need to read his profile as the co-founder of the Oil multinational company; Sahara Group or his activities in the international scene including the world economic forum or his vast connections and knowledge as a business mogul or his love for Nigeria as an Alumina of NIPSS or his passion for youths/humanity as the founder of the Nehemiah Youth Empowerment Initiative in the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) as it’s well known by all.
Tonye Cole’s influence cuts across not just politics but he’s indeed an asset to Nigerians and will be a great asset to your administration.

Sir, we fear the end of a great movement of thousands of people if Tonye Cole is neglected. And while we continue to remain hopeful on the courts to reclaim our stolen mandate, we appeal to you to make our Principal a cabinet minister. He alone can unite the party, carry everyone along and reposition a new All Progressive Congress in Rivers State.

Signed:
Engr George Wariboko
Deputy DG, TeamCOLE