{"id":61743,"date":"2022-06-26T13:48:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=61743"},"modified":"2022-06-26T13:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:48:07","slug":"2023-bayelsa-assembly-hopeful-denies-conceding-to-victory-says-he-wont-accept-appointment-in-place-of-his-aspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/2023-bayelsa-assembly-hopeful-denies-conceding-to-victory-says-he-wont-accept-appointment-in-place-of-his-aspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Bayelsa Assembly Hopeful Denies Conceding To Victory, Says He Won&#8217;t Accept Appointment In place Of His Aspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61745 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20220626-WA0020-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/>Frontline Bayelsa state House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for Ogbia Constituency one in the recently concluded primaries for the 2023 elections, Eng. Azibalamawal Jonathan has denied allegations making the rounds that he has since conceded to victory in the botch party primaries for his Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>The Assembly hopeful stated this while reuniting with his teeming supporters in Otuoke, his home town.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that the allegations as to how some of the former aspirants conceded to victory and having also accepted appointments from the state government became wide spread with the state governor, senator Douye Diri constituting a reconciliatory committee to that effect recently.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61747 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20220626-WA0019-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan who said his dream and aspiration as an aspirant was to give his Constituents and Constituency an uncommon representation if the primaries had taken place as earlier scheduled, noted that he would have also won landslide in the primaries as well as in the general election if the primaries were not botched.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>To this end, he reiterated his commitment towards a continued pursuit of peace, saying he has not met with any committee member and that he has not accepted any appointment in place of his Assembly aspiration from the state government.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Yes, the PDP primaries for Ogbia Constituency one House of Assembly were botched. But if it were conducted as earlier scheduled, I&#8217;ld have won. And I would have also won landslide in the general election.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61746 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG-20220626-WA0021-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still want to call on my teeming supporters to continue toeing the path of peace and love for the PDP. I believe that we&#8217;ve a listening leadership and I believe also that Justice would soon be served us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve not accepted any appointment as rumours have it in exchange for my aspiration of contesting the Assembly election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frontline Bayelsa state House of Assembly aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for Ogbia Constituency one in the recently concluded primaries for the 2023 elections, Eng. 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