Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole has said that Governor, Nyesom Wike contested for a third term in office through Sim Fubara.
Cole in a statement on Monday, said Wike was doing the talking for Sim during campaigns, adding that the Governor-elect does not have a plan for Rivers people.
He also said there was a build-up of intimidation before the elections which brought down the number of persons who came out to vote.
His statement reads,
“There was a build-up of intimidation, voters were intimidated. They were told not to come out, whips were bought, people were whipped. Town criers went into communities, saying that nobody should come out,” Cole said.
“[They said] if they came out, they will be dealt with. Voter intimidation was very heavy, so that brought down the number of people coming out to vote because they were scared.
“In some cases, before the counting of the votes occurred, police came and – this was shocking – local government chairmen and councillors were coming with their vans with the police.
