It was surprising to mostly the Rivers people, as the minister of transport and APC South-South leader , RT. Hon. Rotimi Ameachi announced the Forbes rated billionaire Tonye Cole as the APC party gubernatorial candidate for 2019 election.
Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Managing Director and Co-founder of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole known as the Dark Horse.
1. Tonye Cole was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and he is the son of Dele Patrick Cole.
His father Dele Patrick Cole was the former Managing Director of Daily Times Newspaper and former Ambassador Nigeria to Brazil.
2. He attended the Corona School, Victoria Island and later King’s College in Lagos before proceeding to King’s School in the UK.
3. He is also an alumnus of the University of Lagos and Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil.
4. He worked as an architect in a Brazilian architectural firm, Grupo Quartro SA in Goiania Brazil from 1990 to 1992.
5. He was involved in the design and implementation of the urban planning and city development of Palmas.
6. When he returned to Nigeria in 1993, he was employed as the Director of Operations at a Brazilian Civil Engineering company, EMSA S.A.
7. In 2011, he launched the “Nehemiah Project”, a project patterned after Nehemiah’s reputation as the re-builder of Jerusalem.
8. He is known as a frequent speaker at forums, meets and conferences.
9. He is also known to empower and inspire Nigerian youths to discover, explore and realize their full potential.
10. He is married to Sylvia Cole and they are blessed with three beautiful children.
Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the Managing Director and Co-founder of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole known as the Dark Horse.
1. Tonye Cole was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and he is the son of Dele Patrick Cole.
His father Dele Patrick Cole was the former Managing Director of Daily Times Newspaper and former Ambassador Nigeria to Brazil.
2. He attended the Corona School, Victoria Island and later King’s College in Lagos before proceeding to King’s School in the UK.
3. He is also an alumnus of the University of Lagos and Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil.
4. He worked as an architect in a Brazilian architectural firm, Grupo Quartro SA in Goiania Brazil from 1990 to 1992.
5. He was involved in the design and implementation of the urban planning and city development of Palmas.
6. When he returned to Nigeria in 1993, he was employed as the Director of Operations at a Brazilian Civil Engineering company, EMSA S.A.
7. In 2011, he launched the “Nehemiah Project”, a project patterned after Nehemiah’s reputation as the re-builder of Jerusalem.
8. He is known as a frequent speaker at forums, meets and conferences.
9. He is also known to empower and inspire Nigerian youths to discover, explore and realize their full potential.
10. He is married to Sylvia Cole and they are blessed with three beautiful children.
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