MY CAMPAIGN UPDATE (By Tonye Princewill):
1st February, 2015
The past couple of days have been full of activity. For the benefit of those who cannot be physically present on our campaign trail but still want information on our activities, please log on to www.tonyeprincewill.com and register as a volunteer; regular updates will be circulated. This update is just one of many with many more to come. Here is a summary of this week:
A big week!!
From the formal dedication of my campaign to our visit to my father, HRM, King Prof T.J.T Princewill, Amanyanabo of Kalabari, on the same day, this visit was symbolic because it was the first formal political engagement with the team and it was with my father.
After re affirming my intention to contest, I set out my plans for the state after the elections. My father was present with some members of his council of chiefs; and as expected openly declared double portions of support for me. He said his son was "his gift to Rivers people" and urged them to accept me in good faith.
On Thursday, 29th January, the team started an uninterrupted 48 hour interactive session with the Ogonis. The target of the visit wasn’t the high and mighty, but the common Ogoni man. The 2 day visit took the team through several Ogoni communities. Important stops were made at the palaces of the Beresaakoo XII and HRH Suana Baridam, Gbenemene Bangha. But walking into people’s homes and through the streets, preaching the good news, was the real highlight of the period. Stops were made in markets, salons, schools and even bars. Without any security, without mobile police we walked around Ogoni & even slept there.
See below:
The commitment and the love shown by the Ogonis is expected to be displayed in the coming days, as the Ogonis will be having a grand reception for Prince Tonye Princewill and Barrister Ken Sarowinyo at the State School 1 field Bori, on Saturday 7th February 2015. Please click here to see all the photos.
1st February, 2015
The past couple of days have been full of activity. For the benefit of those who cannot be physically present on our campaign trail but still want information on our activities, please log on to www.tonyeprincewill.com and register as a volunteer; regular updates will be circulated. This update is just one of many with many more to come. Here is a summary of this week:
A big week!!
From the formal dedication of my campaign to our visit to my father, HRM, King Prof T.J.T Princewill, Amanyanabo of Kalabari, on the same day, this visit was symbolic because it was the first formal political engagement with the team and it was with my father.
After re affirming my intention to contest, I set out my plans for the state after the elections. My father was present with some members of his council of chiefs; and as expected openly declared double portions of support for me. He said his son was "his gift to Rivers people" and urged them to accept me in good faith.
On Thursday, 29th January, the team started an uninterrupted 48 hour interactive session with the Ogonis. The target of the visit wasn’t the high and mighty, but the common Ogoni man. The 2 day visit took the team through several Ogoni communities. Important stops were made at the palaces of the Beresaakoo XII and HRH Suana Baridam, Gbenemene Bangha. But walking into people’s homes and through the streets, preaching the good news, was the real highlight of the period. Stops were made in markets, salons, schools and even bars. Without any security, without mobile police we walked around Ogoni & even slept there.
See below:
The commitment and the love shown by the Ogonis is expected to be displayed in the coming days, as the Ogonis will be having a grand reception for Prince Tonye Princewill and Barrister Ken Sarowinyo at the State School 1 field Bori, on Saturday 7th February 2015. Please click here to see all the photos.
On return from Ogoni, we have since carried out simultaneous door to door campaigns in the other 32 communities in Kalabari, in the communities of Ogunabali, Elekahia, D-Line and Mile 1, all in the heart of PH and several other communities in Ahoada East and West.
The door to door trail continues today. Target is old PH. Take off point, the campaign office as usual. Time 9am. Feel free to join us. Or contribute in your own way to making history. We all say we want Nigeria to change. Here is a chance to prove it. Tomorrow we hit Oyigbo, Omuma and Etche.
See photos below also from the just concluded Rivers State Guber debate.
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| Prince Tonye Princewill (Labour Party Guber Candidate) during a debate session organised by the Rivers State NUJ |
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| Alatubo Charles Harry (APGA Guber Candidate), Prince Tonye Princewill (Labour Party Guber Candidate), Mrs Tepikor Anastasia (NCP Guber Candidate) during a debate session organised by the Rivers State NUJ |
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| Alatubo Charles Harry (APGA Guber Candidate), Prince Tonye Princewill (Labour Party Guber Candidate), Mrs Tepikor Anastasia (NCP Guber Candidate) during a debate session organised by the Rivers State NUJ |
The full video of my UK town hall meeting is now out. See it below.
Thank you to all of you who gave to our campaign and for those who could not - pray for us. For us it's Forward ever. Backward never.
It's the person, not the party.
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