By Ikechukwu Okaforadi
Ahead of November governorship election in Bayelsa, All Progressive Congress (APC) stakeholders in the State has charged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to ensure that equal and level playing field is provided for the aspirants, failure of which they will not accept the outcome of the process.
Pioneer Secretary of APC in the State, Merlin Daniel, who led the stakeholders to the party secretariat in Abuja, presented this demand before the NWC members shortly after picking the party’s Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for David Lyon to run for governor of the state from the party’s headquarters in Abuja.
Daniel said the only way APC can win the governorship race in the state is if David Lyon is made the APC Candidate.
“I am taking this message to the national executive and whoever is concerned, that if they want APC to produce the next Governor of Bayelsa State, there is no doubt that it is picking Chief David Lyon as a candidate for the party.
“I want to urge the national Secretariat to ensure that there is a level playing ground for everybody if there is going to be anybody that will contest.
“It should be a level playing ground. You can see what is happening in the States, the Congresses, the state Congress in local government, because things are not done right.
“If there is any giant let him go down and let the APC members decide. And I’m telling you I’m assuring you that a David Lyon will win that Goliath”, Daniel said.
Also speaking, former Minority Leader of Bayelsa House of Assembly, Indutimi Komonibo said the stakeholders are open to consensus.
“What we want to tell the National is that as far as we are concerned, the consensus is permitted in our constitution. We are therefore asking for consensus,” he said.
David Lyon is the first aspirant who is getting the forms for governorship in APC.
According to the timetable released by the APC for the Bayelsa Governorship, sale of nomination forms began on 15th February and ends 22nd February.
The primary election is scheduled to hold on April 10th, 2023
