{"id":57583,"date":"2022-04-07T15:22:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=57583"},"modified":"2022-04-07T15:22:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:22:58","slug":"2023-former-president-jonathans-son-lamawal-indicates-interest-to-run-for-assembly-seat-in-bayelsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/2023-former-president-jonathans-son-lamawal-indicates-interest-to-run-for-assembly-seat-in-bayelsa\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Former President Jonathan&#8217;s Son, Lamawal Indicates Interest To Run For Assembly Seat In Bayelsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;Hopeful Of Victory<\/p>\n<p>National Wire source reports that son of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Eng. Lamawal Jonathan has finally declared his intention to vye for the post of the member representing Ogbia Constituency one in the Bayelsa state House of Assembly elections,come 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57576\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015-430x430.jpg 430w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0015.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Wire learnt from the media team of the ex-president&#8217;s son&#8217;s campaign organization that he has since made his intention known to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus of the Ogbia council during their recent meeting with aspirants on the party&#8217;s platform in Yenagoa,the state capital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57573\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0019-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0019-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0019-62x110.jpg 62w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0019-237x420.jpg 237w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0019-242x430.jpg 242w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220407-WA0019.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Wire reports that the statement from the media team also quoted the former president&#8217;s son during the declaration saying, &#8220;March 28th,2022, was an epoch making day as I humbly led a team of Political heavyweights and stakeholders alike of my Ward,(ward 13) of the Ogbia council area to the meeting of the PDP caucus of the LGA where I declared my intention to contest the very coveted Assembly seat for the Ogbia Constituency one(my political constituency&#8221;.)<\/p>\n<p>The statement added: &#8220;But,since after the declaration,tens of thousands of my supporters have continued calling on me to do same both on the new media(Social media) and on other fora&#8221;.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; 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