{"id":697375,"date":"2019-09-02T19:16:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"\">\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-664907\" src=\"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/23927.jpg\" alt=\"APC Wants Cross River Guber Election Cancelled\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Bayelsa State sta"},"modified":"2019-09-02T19:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T19:16:19","slug":"bayelsa-stakeholders-endorse-david-lyon-as-apc-candidate-for-guber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/02\/bayelsa-stakeholders-endorse-david-lyon-as-apc-candidate-for-guber\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa Stakeholders Endorse David Lyon As APC Candidate For Guber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-664907\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/23927.jpg\" alt=\"APC Wants Cross River Guber Election Cancelled\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa State stakeholders have endorsed a businessman and oil mogul, David Lyon, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the gubernatorial election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>This was after the stakeholders met in Yenagoa, the state capital, under the auspices of Bayelsa Stakeholders Forum (BSF), saying that they chose Lyon after critically assessing other aspirants gunning for the ticket of the APC.<\/p>\n<p>The Leader of BSF, Chief Alex Ekiotenne, who spoke after the meeting, described the ambition of Lyon as a divine mandate saying, \u201cThe Forum has come to a conclusion to support David Lyon because, he is a man who has been tested and trusted, and we can trust him with our people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Wins APC Ticket For Second Term<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a good product and a good product is easy to sell. The youths in Bayelsa are yearning for a man like David Lyon. Bayelsans are hungry today, our communities are dirty because of bad governance. This has to change\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He attributed the peace enjoyed in the Niger Delta region and Bayelsa to Lyon saying the aspirant developed a workable formula that protected pipelines in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have not fared well at all in Bayelsa state. Our communities are dirty. We do not have potable water and we do not have healthcare institutions that are working. We do not have an airport that was claimed to have been built, five to six months the airport was supposedly commissioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSalaries are not paid as an when due; certainly there\u2019s so much that is wrong in this state. The state is operated by the operators and those governing now do that as though it is a private endeavour and this is not good enough.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Bayelsa State stakeholders have endorsed a businessman and oil mogul, David Lyon, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the gubernatorial election in the state. 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