It’s free, fair primary election in Bayelsa or

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,

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti BabaAhmed, yesterday cautioned Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai to stop toying with treasonable felony over his recent order countering President Muhammadu Buhari on the validity of old naira notes and Federal Government cashless policy.

Recall that on Thursday morning, Buhari had said he had directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the validity of only old N200 notes till April 10, just as he said the old N500, N1000 notes remain invalid and not legal tender anywhere in Nigeria.

However, in a broadcast to counter the President, el-Rufai said the old N500 and N1000 notes remain valid in the state pending the Supreme Court’s decision.

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

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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