Actress Nkechi Blessing has expressed shock over her colleague Tonto Dikeh’s emergence as the deputy governorship candidate of Rivers State under the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The governorship candidate of the party, Tonte Ibraye, announced the actress as his running mate in a statement posted on Instagram on Friday, June 24.
The excited actress also shared the good news on her Instagram page. Tonto Dikeh thanked Ibraye for nominating her as his running mate, promising to invest in social protection and women’s inclusion in politics.
Tonto Dikeh wrote: I thank Mr. Tonte Ibraye(@tonteibraye), the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Rivers State for nominating me as his running mate.
“We are looking forward to investing massively in social protection, creating a social value system for young people, increasing women’s inclusion in our governance system, supporting small businesses and strengthening our traditional institutions to be active players in the drive to bring sustainable development to the good people of Rivers State.
“I am glad to be a proud member of the #RiversRescueMission2023 Please get your PVC and join the movement. You are the Future and The future is now!”
Reacting in the comment section of Tonto Dikeh’s post, Nkechi Blessing expressed over the news. She, however, congratulated Tonto.
“Ahh Ahh,” the surprised actress wrote with thumbs-up emojis.
