Ahead of the 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial elections, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has explained the reasons for choosing Nollywood actress Tonto Dike as the running mate to the governorship candidate of the party in Rivers State.
Recall, the Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rivers State, Mr. Tonte Ibraye, had recently unveiled Tonto Dikeh as his running mate for the 2023 governorship elections in the state.
Ibraye said he did not make a mistake when he decided to choose Tonto Dikeh as his running mate, stressing that they are coming on a rescue mission for Rivers State.
The State chairman of the ADC, Leader Sampson said the decision was to “encourage women”, particularly the “younger ones” to go into politics.
According to Sampson, “the choice of Tonto Dike is like we are coming with something that is quite different.
“We sat down and we felt that we have someone like Tonto Dike with us and she’s also very good. We know her capacity across board, but what many people did not know about her is her political ability and ambition.
“We have been having conversations with her; she’s been a party member for more than a year now.
“We looked at choosing a female running mate and by the time we looked at all of these, we believed she’s the best for that position.
“We also did that to encourage the women to be in politics and believe you me, since she came on board, it has created a lot of awareness for women to know that they can actually be active in politics, especially the young ones.”
Ahead of the 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial elections, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has explained the reasons for choosing Nollywood actress Tonto Dike as the running mate to the governorship candidate of the party in Rivers State.
Recall, the Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rivers State, Mr. Tonte Ibraye, had recently unveiled Tonto Dikeh as his running mate for the 2023 governorship elections in the state.
Ibraye said he did not make a mistake when he decided to choose Tonto Dikeh as his running mate, stressing that they are coming on a rescue mission for Rivers State.
The State chairman of the ADC, Leader Sampson said the decision was to “encourage women”, particularly the “younger ones” to go into politics.
According to Sampson, “the choice of Tonto Dike is like we are coming with something that is quite different.
“We sat down and we felt that we have someone like Tonto Dike with us and she’s also very good. We know her capacity across board, but what many people did not know about her is her political ability and ambition.
“We have been having conversations with her; she’s been a party member for more than a year now.
“We looked at choosing a female running mate and by the time we looked at all of these, we believed she’s the best for that position.
“We also did that to encourage the women to be in politics and believe you me, since she came on board, it has created a lot of awareness for women to know that they can actually be active in politics, especially the young ones.”
