Elijah Adebero
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has spoken on why it chose popular actress, Tonto Dikeh as it’s Deputy Governorship Candidate in the coming election in Rivers State.
According to the state chairman of the party, Tonto Dikeh will help to encourage the participation of women in politics.
He added that the actress had been a member of their party for more than a year now.
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HE SAID:
“THE CHOICE OF TONTO DIKEH IS LIKE WE ARE COMING WITH SOMETHING THAT IS QUITE DIFFERENT.
“WE SAT DOWN AND WE FELT THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE LIKE TONTO DIKEH 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.”
