Former gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tonye Cole, says the recently conducted local government election in the state could have been done differently.
Cole made this statement on Tuesday on Arise Television programme, Prime Time.
The businessman said even though he does not like how the exercise was done, everyone has to move on.
“One of the things that we have to be very careful about is that democracy is something that is continuous.
“Now, if we begin to ignore how the people feel, and we ignore the laws and the rules of democracy, and we set our own rules. I think it’s a very dangerous trend.
“I’ve already spoken about the local government elections,” he said.
I feel that we could have done it differently. It could have been done better. It could have been done with a much more holistic approach of engaging people and making sure that they understand that this is a process that affects their ultimate well being.
“I don’t agree with the way the elections were done, but it is done; all we have to do is move on to the next one.”
