Gov. Atiku Abubakar of Kebbi says
former President Goodluck Jonathan is “happy” with the Bayelsa governorship
election conduct and outcome.
NAN reports that Abubakar on
Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said despite being in another party,
Jonathan was pleased because the victory of the All Progress Congress (APC) was
transparent.
The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) declared David Lyon of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) as the winner after polling 352,552 votes.
Lyon defeated his closest rival,
Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 143,172 votes.
Abubakar said: “We were in
Bayelsa for over 72 hours, we didn’t see a tyre burning, we didn’t see people
running, we didn’t hear a gunshot, everyone was celebrating in all the areas we
passed, which shows the acceptance of our candidate, our party and the process
itself.
“It is equally noteworthy that
Bayelsa is a home of a former president of Nigeria and this election won by a
party different from the one he belongs, has been accepted by all including
people around him.
“And so far, from what we hear,
he is also happy with the outcome irrespective of the difference in the party,
which is an indication of the transparency of the process.
“Many people worked hard in
making this happen, most importantly, Mr President, who has always shown the party
that win or lose we should aim for free, transparent and fair elections.
“That is what will guarantee
peace, confer legitimacy and support for elected persons to proudly execute the
mandate that they are given. And in Bayelsa we have seen a demonstration of
that. Everyone is talking about how free, transparent and fair the election
was.”
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