- The governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers state during the March 18 election, Tonye Cole, has alleged that there was heavy voter intimidation during the election
- According to Cole, voters were whipped and issued death threats, and all these led to a low turnout of voters during the poll
- The APC chieftain alleged that the PDP in the state masterminded the act using the local government chairmen and councillors in the state
Port Harcourt, Rivers – Tonye Cole, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state during the March 18 governorship election in the state, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) championed a high level of intimidation during the poll.
While speaking on the outcome of the election on Monday, March 27, Cole disclosed that voter suppression allegedly championed by the PDP necessitated the low turnout of voters in Rivers, Channels Television reported.
