TONYE PRINCE WILL’S POLITICAL ADVENTURE
Prince Tonye Princewill’s emergence as the Labour Party candidate in the build- up to the last governorship election in Rivers State, no doubt, changed the political calculation in the state, as he became the toast of all.
However, prior to that time, the Prince of Kalabari had flown the Action Congress’s umbrella in 2007 election, a situation that made many think that he had successfully built his political base. As a result, many had thought that the billionaire would surely get the job at the Brick House.
But surprisingly, the dream met a kiss of death. Again, he was given another baptism of fire while he was shown that politics is not a child’s play. Society Happenings gathered through a source that he is yet to get over the shock, as he is still licking his wound particularly because he expended a lot of money on the campaign.
The light- skinned businessman with interest in both upstream and downstream oil and gas, Information Technology, environmental waste management and aviation services, was born in the United Kingdom to the family of King T. J. T. Prince will, the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom of the Amachree Dynasty of Rivers- State. His father was a Professor of Medical Microbiology before he became a monarch.
Prince will, who also holds a PRINCE 2 Project Management Practitioner Certificate from the United Kingdom, started off his career with Shell as a Reservoir and Well- site Petroleum Engineer. He also worked with the UK’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency, the Department of Trade and Industry ( United Kingdom) as Risk Analyst.
He was the Chief Technology Officer of Panasonic in the United Kingdom and served at the Global Asset Management desk of Citibank. He later moved into private business and established the River drill Group of Companies ( Nigeria).