Lyon’s victory and future of Bayelsa | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

Residents of Yenagoa, the state capital and its environs, took to the streets in celebration immediately after the returning officer and Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Benin City, Prof. Osasore Orumwese, declared him duly elected.

He vowed to fulfill his promise of providing security, power, peace, and development for the people of Bayelsa, adding that Bayelsa is one family, which no individual or group of persons irrespective of their political affiliations or standards could separate their collective destiny.

Giving a breakdown of the figures, Diri said PDP scored 4,096 in Brass Local Government Area while All Progressives Congress got 2,525. According to him, PDP polled 9,903 while APC had 7,976 in Ogbia while in Southern Ijaw, PDP scored 12,225 and APC got 9,542. While responding, Jonathan tasked Lyon to put the welfare and interest of Bayelsans above every other issue.He said: “As a former President of Nigeria, I am a father to all Bayelsans, hence my doors are open to all citizens irrespective of their political affiliations. I urge you to make the welfare of Bayelsans a top priority and carry all Bayelsans along irrespective of the party they voted for.

“The Governor-elect, Chief Lyon, is a son of the Ijaw nation, hence we should all give him the needed support. The people of Bayelsa State have spoken through their votes and they have spoken loud and clear. “The Governor-elect must see himself as a leader of all Ijaw people with a pan-Ijaw mandate irrespective of political party affiliation.

Alamieyeseigha further appealed to the Governor-elect to pay attention to the infrastructural development of the state, especially the construction of a seaport in Bayelsa. He also called on Dickson and PDP to shelve the idea of going to court to challenge the victory of Lyon, saying instead of wasting the state’s money on litigation, they should channel the resources to infrastructural development.

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