By Bimbo Ogunnaike
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has sent congratulatory message to the Bayelsa Governor-elect, David Lyon, on his victory in the November 16 governorship election.
Omo-Agege stated this through a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by his Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity,Yomi Odunuga.
The Deputy Senate President also commended the state and national leadership of the All Progressives Congress(APC) particularly the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva and other leaders who contributed greatly to the overwhelming victory of the party at the polls.
Omo-Agege, who said that the victory had further confirmed that the APC’s overwhelming success at the last General Election was not a fluke. expressed his appreciation to the people of the state for the confidence reposed in the party and its candidate, assuring them that they would not be disappointed.
Omo-Agege
While calling on Lyon not to disappoint the electorates who voted him into power by delivering the dividends of democracy to them, Omo-Agege called on aggrieved contestants to seek redress in court rather than resort to violence.
He expressed happiness for the APC in Bayelsa for finally breaking the jinx by becoming the second state in the South-South after Edo to come under APC’s control.
“With this development and the actualisation of the Next Level Agenda of the APCled administration, it is certain that our party will clinch more states in the South-South geo-political zone in future elections.
“Like I have always said, it is possible for the APC to rule in the South-South beyond Edo. And I have been proven right with the final results from Bayelsa.
“This goes to show that with determination and tenacity of purpose, we can overcome what seems insurmountable.”
It would be gathered that Lyon, of the APC polled 352, 552 votes to win in the election while his closest rival, Diri, of the PDP polled 143, 172 votes.”
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