Ex-Rivers gov candidate, Princewill loses dad
A former governorship candidate and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Princewill has lost his father.
HRM King TJT Princewill, who is the monarch of Kalabari Kingdom was one of the longest-serving monarchs in the state.
His son, Prince Tonye Princewill, a popular politician who had resigned from the APC officially announced the former’s demise in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Saturday evening.
Princewill, a politician and businessman contested the governorship position in the state under the platform of the Labour Party in 2015.
In the statement titled, ‘The King has departed. Long live the Kingdom’, Princewill said the late sage was also his friend.
The statement reads: “It is with a very heavy heart that I am formally announcing the departure of my father, our King and His Serene Majesty, King Prof. T.J.T Princewill, Amachree the XI and Amanyanabo of the Kalabari Kingdom.
“He was not just my father, he was also my best friend.
“Earlier today, the Buguma Council of Chiefs and the Kalabari Council of Chiefs were formally briefed, all in accordance with Kalabari tradition, thereby opening the door to our now officially informing the world, as the cart can not be put before the horse.
“Further announcements will follow in the days and weeks to come.
“But we call on you for your prayers and your well wishes, not just for the family, but for the entire Kalabari Kingdom.
“He’ll truly be missed.”
