By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
Former Governor elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon yesterday asked the National Working Committee (NWC) of All Progressive Congress (APC) to grant him the right of first refusal on the State governorship primaries coming up soon in the State.
Speaking to journàlists at the party Secretariat yesterday after submitting his nomination and expression of interest forms, Lyon said “Allow me to request our great party APC to grant me the right of first refusal regarding our party primaries date as outlined by the national headquarters”.
He also called on all Nigerians and well-meaning Bayelsans to come out in mass and vote for the APC candidates across the board, especially the presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whom he said his track records in human capacity development is equal to non contesting for the office of the President.
“With profound gratitude and great humility, I just submitted my nomination and intent form to contest the primaries for the governorship election of Bayelsa state under the platform of our great party All progressives Congress (APC).
“I want to use this medium to thank especially the state and National executives of our party that gave me the privilege to be the party candidate in the 2019 governorship elections, which I won but God knows the best I wasn’t sworn in as Governor. In the same light I want to thank the good people of Bayelsa state who voted massively for me in that election also.
“Equally, I want to appreciate everybody that has traveled far and wide to join me in this historic moment”, he said.
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