The US Ambassador to Nigeria, William Stuart Symington has held a closed door meeting with embattled Rivers State APC Candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, at his residence, report says.
They reportedly discussed amongst other things Rivers State elections, the high expectations of the International Community as it affects the polls in the state and the need for peace to prevail not only in actions, but also in words.
The meeting which lasted just over an hour according to Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill, who is the Director, Strategic Communications of Tonye Cole Campaign Organization, explored the current situation in the state with the Ambassador.
Pastor Tonye Cole after the visit, told Correspondents that he “appreciated the US Ambassador for his kind words of advice and his genuine concern for the welfare of our people to take out time to come to Rivers state. Even though I’ve known Bill before now, this meeting though warm, was also very sober. We discussed ideas around how to create sustainable jobs in the State, reduce the dependence on government, while also increasing the self-sufficiency of our people. We also talked about the possible remediation initiatives for the cleaning up of our oil polluted waterways and lands in ways that benefit Rivers people and the affected communities.”
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Victory Ejoh
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