Tonye Cole To Wike, “Allow PDP and ADC To Be,  Stop The Confusion”

By Akinwale Kasali

Tonye Cole, All Progressives Congress, APC, Chieftain and former Governorship Candidate in Rivers State, has asked Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to make his political allegiance to the APC official instead of deceiving Nigerians.

Cole in an  interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, described Wike as “neither here nor there.”

The Sahara Group co-founder advised Wike to formally join the APC in order to end doubts over his loyalty.

Wike has been fingered as the architect of the challenges bedeviling opposition Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ther deepening  leadership crisis within PDP began since the 2023 General Elections. All efforts at reconciliation has been frustrated, allegedly, by Wike and his loyalists.

He is presently serving in President Bola Tinubu’s APC-led government, despite his constant pledge of loyalty to the PDP.

Cole argued that Wike’s defection would not only clarify his political stance but also strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and bring stability to Rivers State politics.

“Is he (Wike) APC or is he PDP? As far as we know today, he is PDP,” Cole said.

“We cannot continue confusing the electorate in Rivers State and confusing Nigerians because it is dangerous for democracy; that you are in one party, and you are controlling another party.

“The only person who is left to make a declaration as to where he stands in all of this is the Minister, Nyesom Wike.

“Where I would implore him to act honourably is to come and join the APC. Leave the PDP, come and join the APC so that we all know now that we are standing in one bloc — no division, no confusion, nothing.

“Everybody is one bloc. This is where we are, so that we begin to play the dynamics of party politics in the state.

“Allow PDP to be, allow ADC to be, allow Labour Party to be, allow YPP to be. That’s what democracy is about.

“Let parties form their strength and come into the equation. Once that happens, then we know where we are.”