Politics
Bayelsa Guber: Fmr. President Goodluck Jonathan Expresses Disappointment AS He Casts His Vote
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has voted alongside his wife Dame Patience Jonathan, in their hometown, Otueke, Bayelsa State.
He called for the calm of good people of Balyesa and Kogi states respectively as the election continues.
He expressed his disappointment in the late arrival of election materials, adding that as a reult the election in his polling unit commenced late.
He noted that he arrived at his polling unit at about 8:19am.
Today’s election will determine who would take over from Governor Seriake Dickson and govern Bayelsa for the next four years.
The major contenders of the election are David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Other candidates include: Accord Party, Ebizimo Diriyai; African Action Congress (AAC), Kalango Stanley Davies; Alliance for Democracy, Owei-Tongu Woniwei; Alliance National Party (ANP), Kunde Noah.