Bayelsa: I deserve right of first refusal, David Lyon tells APC

On the other hand, a former APC governorship candidate for Bayelsa state, David Lyon requested the party to allow him the right of first refusal in the governorship primary election holding on April 10.

Lyon who spoke with journalists after submitting his expression of interest and nomination forms at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja also called on Nigerians to vote for the party’s candidates at the Saturday general election.

“With profound gratitude  and great humility, I  just submitted my nomination and intent form to contest the primaries for the  governorship election of Bayelsa state  under the platform of  our great party All progressives Congress( APC).

“I want to use this medium to thank especially the state and  National executives of our party that gave me the privilege to be the party candidate in the 2019 governorship elections which I won but God knows the best I wasn’t sworn in as Governor.

“In the same light I want to thank the good people of  Bayelsa state who voted massively for me in that election also. Equally I want to appreciate everybody that have travelled far and wide to join me in this historic moment. 

“Allow me to request our great party APC to grant me the right of first refusal regarding our party primaries date as outlined by the national headquarters. At this particular point, I want to appeal to all Nigerians and well meaning Bayelsans to come out en mass and vote all our candidates in 2023 general elections, most especially our presidential candidate Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu whose track records in human capacity development is equal to non contesting for the office of the President,”  he added.