If what Sentry is hearing about the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is anything to go by, then the governorship candidate of the party for the 2023 elections, Tonye Cole, is no longer sleeping with his two eyes closed. Simply put, the man has decided to carry his cross.

Feelers from the candidate’s camp indicate he has been worried about the defection of prominent chieftains of the party to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Chief Dawari George, a former commissioner, dumped APC during the week. Earlier, another bigwig, Golden Chioma, bade the party farewell in similar manner.

These developments sent shock waves through Cole’s camp and got the APC candidate really worried. “Our principal is worried and he is not resting on his oars to stem the tide of defections. Currently, he is going round to talk to aggrieved party leaders and members irrespective of their faction. He has realized that he has a good opportunity to unite everybody, and he wants to do just that,” a close ally told Sentry on Friday.

It was also gathered that Cole, as part of efforts to ensure his house is in order ahead of the election, is making overtures to Senator Magnus Abe and other APC chieftains in his faction. Will he succeed with his moves? Time will tell.