Prince Tonye Princewill: I Won't Fight For Jonathan or Amaechi

Prince Tonye Princewill is a member of the PDP and a key player in the politics of Rivers State. After a long period of silence, Princewill, who quite easily has one of the most respected voices in not only Rivers state but the Niger Delta, spoke on his relationship with President Jonathan and Governor Amaechi, his view on their political battle, the 2015 governorship race in Rivers State, etc. Excerpts:

You’ve been silent for a while. Why?
Sometimes in life we need to listen more than we talk. As you rightly observed, I have been doing a lot more listening lately. My political career is just beginning and so I have a lot to learn. I have seen a lot of mistakes that I Tonye Princewill cannot afford to make. And it is only by watching the people dancing in the town square that I have been able to see their backs. I have resisted the temptation to join them because neither side are short of sycophants. There are no vacancies in that department. And since I am not a sycophant, I want to continue look either of them in the eye and tell them the truth.