Tonye Cole, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has deleted the Facebook post where he congratulated the presidential candidate of the party on his declaration as winner of the February 25th election.
The post which was published on his verified Facebook page was deleted following several attacks by supporters, who vowed not to vote for him in the March 11 gubernatorial election.
Cole in the post had said “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.”
