TRACKING >>All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship aspirant, Oil magnate, Chief David Lyon states that, the massive number of unemployed youths, underdevelopment and poverty bedeviling Bayelsa state in spite of hefty monthly oil allocation, prompted his entry into the race.
In a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Chief Gift Ebiki,David Lyon said he is saddened to see many Bayelsa youths unemployed and the underdeveloped condition of the state in spite of being an oil producing state.He is ready for the APC primaries and would go ahead to win the November 16 governorship election with the sole mission of accelerating development in Bayelsa so as to attract investments.
“My team is 100 per cent ready to face the primary; I have been in politics for long. I have also contested elections in the past. I am a politician as well as a businessman. But somehow, I became a bigger businessman because of hard work, God’s blessings and my managerial skills.
“I also spend a lot of my time building my political relationships. So, I didn’t just enter politics today. Many may have forgotten that I contested the House of Assembly election with the former Speaker Kombowei Benson but later stepped down for him to complete his second term in office. If I don’t have political ambition, why did I join politics and remain there till now?
“I love Bayelsa State and most of my business investments are domiciled in the state. I have over 7,500 employed in David Lyon Company for the past six years. I am a major contributor to peace in the state. Besides, I have been running a scholarship foundation that cuts across all the local government areas in the state” and i believe I have everything it takes to address the problems of underdevelopment and poverty in our state. In my private business, I have demonstrated the willingness to solve the problems in our state especially the problem of unemployment.
