Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has broken silence on the emergence of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon as the governor of Bayelsa state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Lyon winner of the 2019 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa state.



speaking during APC governors visit, the former president congratulated Lyon even as he tasked him to put the welfare and interest of the Bayelsa people above every other issue


"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 Bayelsa people a top priority and carry all of them along irrespective of the party they voted for.

"Elections are over n ow, so i want you to see yourself as the governor of all and not only to the sections that voted for you. This is the way to move Bayelsa forward," he stated