Amaechi Congratulates Bayelsa Governor- Elect, Lyon

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, on Tuesday congratulated David Lyon, the Governor-elect of Bayelsa State.

Amaechi, who stated this in Abuja, said that the victory was a testimony of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administrative transformations.

The minister, who is also an APC chieftain in the South-South, described the victory as the beginning of APC’s future glories in the geopolitical zone.“We thank God and congratulations to all the victors,’’ Amaechi said.

Lyon defeated his closest rival, Sen. Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party, who captured only two local governments.

The Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Faraday Orumwense, declared Lyon winner, having polled 352,552 votes to defeat Diri, who polled 143,172 votes.