{"id":179515,"date":"2025-09-18T20:44:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-tonye-cole-below-my-level-politically-wike"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:52:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:52:58","slug":"rivers-tonye-cole-below-my-level-politically-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-tonye-cole-below-my-level-politically-wike","title":{"rendered":"Rivers: Tonye Cole below my level politically \u2013 Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has hit out at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general elections, Pastor Tonye Cole.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wike, Cole cannot sit at the same table with him to discuss politics, either in Rivers State or in Nigeria generally.<\/p>\n<p>Cole had criticised Wike over his relationship with the ruling APC while still claiming to be a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He said Wike should not confuse people about his political loyalty, saying, \u201cIs he APC or is he PDP? As far as we know today, he is PDP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today on Thursday, Wike said Cole is not at his level in Nigerian politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw the clips one [where] Pastor Tonye Cole said I\u2019m confusing; he should continue to be confused,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt my level of politics, we are not on the same level. Tonye Cole cannot talk about the politics of Rivers and Nigeria and say he\u2019s going to sit down with me, he has no character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has hit out at the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general elections, Pastor Tonye Cole. According to Wike, Cole cannot sit at the same table with him to discuss politics, either in Rivers State or in Nigeria generally. 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