Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole has allegedly deleted his post congratulating President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu following backlash from Nigerians believed to be supporters of Peter Obi.
Cole, had in a post on Facebook reportedly congratulated Tinubu, stating that his victory is an attestation that majority of Nigerians believe in the milestones he achieved in Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and his immense contributions to democracy over the years.
The post read:
I join millions of Nigerians to congratulate President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his resounding and expected victory at the just concluded presidential poll.
When you emerged the presidential candidate of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), I had no doubt about your ability to lead our party to our third triumph at the presidency because of your pedigree and intimidating track record.
Your conquest is an attestation that majority of Nigerians believe in the milestones you achieved in Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and your immense contributions to our democracy over the years.
This victory is very important to Rivers State APC because our state is among the states you won convincingly; this shows that our party is fully on ground in the state.
I am looking forward to working with you when we replicate same landslide victory in our dear Rivers State on 11th of March.“
Hours later Cole reportedly deleted the post.
