11th April, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has landed in Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state and has since been accredited to vote in the State House of Assembly election.
According to Reuben Abati, his Spokesman and Special Adviser on Media the president’s accreditation exercise went pretty well in Bayelsa state.
Writing on his official Twitter account, Abati said: “President Jonathan in Otuoke for State House of Assembly elections. Accreditation went smoothly. Card reader worked.”
Earlier, the social media was awash with condemnation that the number one citizen of Nigeria had chosen to stay in Lagos for the election when he should be in Bayelsa voting.
The wife of the president, Patience Jonathan is reportedly in Okrika, Rivers State for the governorship and state assembly elections.