Following the emergence of All Progressives Congress APC candidate in Bayelsa 2019 Gubernatorial Election David Lyon, some of the leaders of the party in the state on Sunday paid courtesy visit to the former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in his country home, Otuoke.
Goodluck Jonathan was believed by APC loyalists to be in support of the party, who in his capacity made APC candidate emerged victorious in the state’s governorship election on Saturday.
It would be recalled that a viral video went on social media handles where ex-president Jonathan’s Kinsmen where seen celebrating APC’s victory in his local government on Saturday.
This and many other proves showed that APC had a handful support of the former president and hence the visitation by the party leaders.
However, Lyon’s victory marks the first time the PDP would lose a governorship election in the state since the nation returned to democracy in 1999.
The Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, had after he released the result of the Ekeremor Local Government Area, which was the last being expected by INEC on Monday night, promised that the final result would be made public before 1am on Monday.
Orumwense made good his promise as he announced that Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat Diri, who polled 143,172 votes some minutes after 1am.
Lyon was declared winner in six out of the eight local governments announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission at the Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Media Centre in the state commission’s headquarters in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The six local government areas won by the APC are Brass; Nembe; Ogbia, Southern Ijaw, Ekeremor and Yenagoa while the PDP won in the Sagbama and Kolokuma/Opokuma local government areas.
In the Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa East Senatorial District, the APC polled 7, 831 votes while the PDP scored 60,339 votes.
The result from Nembe LGA, Bayelsa East showed that the APC garnered 83,041 votes while the PDP polled 874 votes.
In the Kolouma/Opokuma LGA, Bayelsa Central, the APC scored 8,934 votes while the PDP scored 15,360 votes. In the Brass LGA, Bayelsa East, the APC got 23,831 votes while the PDP polled 10,410 votes.
The APC scored 24,607 votes in Yenagoa LGA in Bayelsa Central, while the PDP got 19,184 votes.
Meanwhile, APC National Campaign Council for Bayelsa Governorship poll led by Governor Badaru of Jigawa State paid homage to former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Otuoke residence on Sunday.
Our correspondent gathered Good luck Jonathan, a PDP member subtly supported APC candidate, David Lyon during the poll.
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