Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Rivers State, Hon. Tonte Ibraye has revealed why he picked Actress, Tonto Dikeh as his running mate.
Ibraye, during a press conference yesterday, said Tonte was chosen because she is an advocate of transparency, adding that he did not make any mistake in choosing her.
According to him, Tonto has been part of the party for a very long time and that he has worked with her for more than a year.
His statement reads,
“I have worked closely with Tonto Dikeh for more than a year now and she has been part of the party for a very long time. She has been following up with the primary process, she’s an advocate of transparency and I believe I did not make any mistake as choosing her as my running mate.
“She has so many things in her, such as creating employment opportunities. She has a farm here in Abuja and Rivers State, not just that she has supported a lot of young people in growing businesses.
“Yearly, she sends about 3,500 young people back to school. When it comes to choosing a running mate, many people look at a lot of indicators, but for me there are certain indicators I look at, are you able to employ young people and create employment for the people of Rivers and Nigerians, what is your disposition towards women and youth inclusion, believe me, Tonto Dikeh has all of that qualification. Any day, any time, I am more than proud to work with her as my running mate.
“I and Tonto are coming on a rescue mission, we want to rescue the people of Rivers State. We would work with data, we would invest massively in social protection, we are going to ensure that we strengthen our traditional institutions to be part of the governance system to ensure democracy is practised the right way.”
