Tonye Cole

Meet Tonye Cole who is the co-founder and former Group Executive of Sahara Group, an International energy company operating across African countries and ...

In 2019, he contested for the office of the governor of Rivers State under the All Progressive Congress (APC). He has authored two books and also writes for ThisDay Style as a columnist. His father was a former managing director of Daily Times Newspaper and a former Ambassador of Nigeria to Brazil. Cole is married to Dr. The company also successfully executed no less than three World Bank and African Development Bank-financed projects across different parts of Nigeria. Born Tamunotonye Cole to the family of Mr. Many Nigerian entrepreneurs have made their marks in the business circle both local and international levels. Even though he won his party's primaries, a court disqualified his party from contesting in the guber elections because of prolonged inter-party legal issues. This was followed by diversification into storage depot and vessel ownership. [Legit.ng compiled a list ](https://legit.ng/1520646-top-10-nigerian-billionaires-active-politics-2023.html)(in no particular order) of some Nigerian billionaires still active in politics in the year 2023. He was apart of the team that designed and implemented the urban planning and city development of in the state of Tocantins. He also designed the building of the Ministry of Justice headquarters and various residential houses in Palmas, the capital of Tocantins, and other projects in Brasilia.