Prince Tonye Princewill, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Rivers State has called on security agents to unmask the actors behind the alleged assassination attempt on the gubernatorial candidate of APC, Tonye Cole.
Princewiil, who condemned the alleged assassination attempt on Cole said the level of insecurity in Rivers State has reached an alarming level.
Theportcitynews reported that Cole was attacked last Friday by gunmen during a ward to ward sensitization campaign in Old-Bakana in Degema Local Government Area.
The attack was alleged to have been sponsored by an unnamed commissioner in the Nyesom Wike led People Democratic Party administration.
Princewil stressed that those uncomfortable with Cole’s expanding influence and acceptance in the state were behind the plot.
According to him “I want to thank all those who reached out to our candidate with messages of sympathy and support after witnessing the act of desperation by our opponents during his visit to Degema LGA.
“It should be of no surprise to anyone to know that Tonye Cole is not only still active and well, but more determined to push forward until sanity is restored.
“I want to use this opportunity to call on security agencies to set an example that those behind such acts will never go unpunished.
“It is the absence of consequences that provides the climate for this type of lawlessness. Niger Delta is the wealth of the nation and Rivers State is the treasure base. It must be secure.
“It is the absence of consequence that provides the climate for this type of lawlessness.
“Many of us were not with APC immediately after 2015, when being a member of APC was an invitation to write your will. We won’t accept that. We expect this set of security chiefs to mirror their successes elsewhere. The Niger Delta is the wealth of the nation and Rivers State is the treasure base. It must be secure.”
