It's no longer news that Mr David Lyon of the APC has emerged winner of the just concluded keenly contested gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. Though the election was marred with all forms of electoral malpractices and irregularities, the emergence of David Lyon is another testament that education in our dear country is not only unnecessary for political positions but also a big disadvantage.

Just like his mentor, our dear president, Mr Buhari was re-elected recently without original SSCE certificate and was even declared 'eminently' qualified by the highest court in the land, the supreme court.

Since the creation of Bayelsa State in 1996 the state has had brilliant brains as governors, even during the time of military administrators. This is contrary to what's achievable in many states were certificate forgers and SSCE holders were voted to govern.

From 1999 till date all Bayelsa governors were either BSc or PhD holders; the declaration of David Lyon with a meager NCE certificate as the winner of Saturday's election has totally bastardized this enviable record.

I'm in no way trying to belittle NCE holders but for the fact that people with BSc and even PhD have governed the State meant Bayelsans were not supposed to settle for less especially when there were more than 20 candidates with higher degrees

The election of Mr Buhari and Mr David Lyon into prominent political positions in our country is a beckon of hope for touts, uneducated political thugs, certificate forgers and prominently unqualified citizens of Nigeria.

What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a shame!

I thought the state leaders tended to not be highly educated perhaps? Dunno.

Who is his deputy?

The streets elected him. David Lyon is a street man which means he will have better knowledge of what the people really want.

Atiku79:


Just like his mentor, our dear president, Mr Buhari was re-elected recently without original SSCE certificate and was even declared 'eminently' qualified by the highest court in the land, the supreme court.

Since the creation of Bayelsa State in 1996 the state has had brilliant brains as governors, even during the time of military administrators. This is contrary to what's achievable in many states were certificate forgers and SSCE holders were voted to govern.

From 1999 till date all Bayelsa governors were either BSc or PhD holders; the declaration of David Lyon with a meager NCE certificate as the winner of Saturday's election has totally bastardized this enviable record.

You are showing early signs of Chronic Madness, if you seek help in time, you make still be preseved from running nakked into the market square. Can you mention one or two things that the PhD, MSc and BSc holders Bayelsa had as governors did for the state beside looting, stealing and sharing the treasury?

[quote author=Atiku79 post=84148135]What a shame! [/quote
Your write up doesn't make any common sense, indirectly u are trying to downgrade NCE certificate, tell us with your so called educated governors like Alams, Jonathan, Dickson and Co, where have they taken BAYELSA STATE to?instead of you to preach INTEGRITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE and PRUDENT USE OF THE STATE,S RESOURCES, u are here talking about certificate,na certificate the people of the state go chop?

Ezewuzie01:
David Lyon is a street man which means he will have better knowledge of what the people really want.

I assumed the same.

A man with basic education can do any job with proper training, guidance....allthe PhD holders that were governors and even president were not able to provide a better governance in the states and in our country.

efighter:


You are showing early signs of Chronic Madness, if you seek help in time, you make still be preseved from running nakked into the market square. Can you mention one or two things that the PhD, MSc and BSc holders Bayelsa had as governors did for the state beside looting, stealing and sharing the treasury?

Resulting to invectives and use of scurrilous language won't take away the FACT that David Lyon is the least educated governor-elect in Bayelsa State.
I'm an advocate of accountability, good governance, justice, equity and peace.
It takes formal education to understand the importance of these things. The country is in chaos, we're in a totalitarian and dictatorial regime because the leader has no knowledge of the tenets of democracy and how to uphold the rule of law.

Any nation that doesn't value education or qualification is doomed to fail.

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If a clamour for a more educated leader does not make sense to you then there's a problem.

I've been an advocate for good leadership and accountability. It takes formal education, it takes understanding and knowledge of the rule of law to function effectively in a democracy.
Virtually all American presidents and British Prime Ministers are masters degree holders.
You can't separate good leadership from good education.

In fact, good education guarantees good leadership.

wetin the ph d holders do for the state?

Ezewuzie01:
The streets elected him. David Lyon is a street man which means he will have better knowledge of what the people really want.

You're very correct. At least, he has the minimum education requirement to be a state Governor. That is enough for us in Bayelsa. We go where GEJ goes.

Ezewuzie01:
The streets elected him. David Lyon is a street man which means he will have better knowledge of what the people really want.

It takes BETTER education to have BETTER knowledge of what the people want.

Who did those with PhD achieve for the state?

seunmsg:
Who did those with PhD achieve for the state?

This is not a good reason to elect the least educated.

More than 20 persons with higher degrees contested that election.

Please remind us again, what is Atiku's highest qualification?

Atiku79:


This is not a good reason to elect the least educated.

More than 20 persons with higher degrees contested that election.

The people of Bayelsa knows better. They’ve spoken and we should respect their decision.

Btw, an NCE holder is not poorly educated. He’s a well trained teacher and he runs a very successful business. The fact that he’s more popular and credible enough to defeat those who have higher educational qualifications than him goes to show that he’s a very intelligent and knowledgeable person.

Atiku79:

It's no longer news that Mr David Lyon of the APC has emerged winner of the just concluded keenly contested gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. Though the election was marred with all forms of electoral malpractices and irregularities, the emergence of David Lyon is another testament that education in our dear country is not only unnecessary for political positions but also a big disadvantage.

Just like his mentor, our dear president, Mr Buhari was re-elected recently without original SSCE certificate and was even declared 'eminently' qualified by the highest court in the land, the supreme court.

Since the creation of Bayelsa State in 1996 the state has had brilliant brains as governors, even during the time of military administrators. This is contrary to what's achievable in many states were certificate forgers and SSCE holders were voted to govern.

From 1999 till date all Bayelsa governors were either BSc or PhD holders; the declaration of David Lyon with a meager NCE certificate as the winner of Saturday's election has totally bastardized this enviable record.


I'm in no way trying to belittle NCE holders but for the fact that people with BSc and even PhD have governed the State meant Bayelsans were not supposed to settle for less especially when there were more than 20 candidates with higher degrees

The election of Mr Buhari and Mr David Lyon into prominent political positions in our country is a beckon of hope for touts, uneducated political thugs, certificate forgers and prominently unqualified citizens of Nigeria.

What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How has the highly educated helped the poor bayelsa?
Tell us in specific what the richest state vi's a vi's allocation with population, allocation with land mass, allocation with civil service size, has achieved?

Bayelsa receives FAR more than Lagos and yet is less than HALF one local government in Lagos--ALIMOSO LG

Let's be sincere with ourself, those that had degrees how well have they govern the state. Mugabe with all his educational certificate lead Zimbabwe to doom.

What's wrong with NCE holders? Do you deem them incapable of handling political positions?

This thread should be locked. Is mr kerosene in abia not a phd holder Was gej not a phd holder. Fish brain reasoning

Atiku79:
What a shame!

shame to you. What has the phd done 4 them. I remember going 2 yenagoa and asking sumone where is the state capital. I did not beleive i was there already. Abacha built LNG In bönny. another president from that regiön that is generaly less educated than the south built 4 refineries. SSCE Bubu 2ru ptf did road that is still good tìll now(stadium rd. Ph) phd orubebe as a minister of Ndelta was in charge of east west road. d road still have hv portions. DIEZANI/GEJ No even build at least 12 gallön per day refinery.

Atiku79:

It's no longer news that Mr David Lyon of the APC has emerged winner of the just concluded keenly contested gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. Though the election was marred with all forms of electoral malpractices and irregularities, the emergence of David Lyon is another testament that education in our dear country is not only unnecessary for political positions but also a big disadvantage.

Just like his mentor, our dear president, Mr Buhari was re-elected recently without original SSCE certificate and was even declared 'eminently' qualified by the highest court in the land, the supreme court.

Since the creation of Bayelsa State in 1996 the state has had brilliant brains as governors, even during the time of military administrators. This is contrary to what's achievable in many states were certificate forgers and SSCE holders were voted to govern.

From 1999 till date all Bayelsa governors were either BSc or PhD holders; the declaration of David Lyon with a meager NCE certificate as the winner of Saturday's election has totally bastardized this enviable record.

I'm in no way trying to belittle NCE holders but for the fact that people with BSc and even PhD have governed the State meant Bayelsans were not supposed to settle for less especially when there were more than 20 candidates with higher degrees

The election of Mr Buhari and Mr David Lyon into prominent political positions in our country is a beckon of hope for touts, uneducated political thugs, certificate forgers and prominently unqualified citizens of Nigeria.

What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We really hope that gej and prominet bayelsans that supported this apc lyon won't regret their decisions later in the future. The apc are well known to abuse power.

Those that you claim to be educated what have they done in years past, instead of the state to be growing it keeps on dying from bad governance of your so called educated minds, David Lyon was chosen by the people who already know his flaws and we still chose to stand by him, I am Bayelsan, out of all those other educated you mentioned, we chose David Lyon, that should tell you that its not by book, PhD and degrees and yet the state is looking like somebody's farm, please go and wail somewhere else

farem:


How has the highly educated helped the poor bayelsa?
Tell us in specific what the richest state vi's a vi's allocation with population, allocation with land mass, allocation with civil service size, has achieved?

Bayelsa receives FAR more than Lagos and yet is less than Oshodi-Isolo LG (not to talk of khgh LG)

My only concern is the qualification of the person elected to lead an important state like Bayelsa. There are many well educated Bayelsans that will perform more than David Lyon.
Electing a mildly educated so-called business man to lead a strategic state is not just a shame but regrettable.

Mrexcell:


We really gej and prominet bayelsans that supported this apc lyon won't regret their decisions later. The apc are well known to abuse power.

Mildly educated people are known to abuse power, Lyon won't be the odd man out.

Atiku79:

It's no longer news that Mr David Lyon of the APC has emerged winner of the just concluded keenly contested gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State. Though the election was marred with all forms of electoral malpractices and irregularities, the emergence of David Lyon is another testament that education in our dear country is not only unnecessary for political positions but also a big disadvantage.

Just like his mentor, our dear president, Mr Buhari was re-elected recently without original SSCE certificate and was even declared 'eminently' qualified by the highest court in the land, the supreme court.

Since the creation of Bayelsa State in 1996 the state has had brilliant brains as governors, even during the time of military administrators. This is contrary to what's achievable in many states were certificate forgers and SSCE holders were voted to govern.

From 1999 till date all Bayelsa governors were either BSc or PhD holders; the declaration of David Lyon with a meager NCE certificate as the winner of Saturday's election has totally bastardized this enviable record.

I'm in no way trying to belittle NCE holders but for the fact that people with BSc and even PhD have governed the State meant Bayelsans were not supposed to settle for less especially when there were more than 20 candidates with higher degrees

The election of Mr Buhari and Mr David Lyon into prominent political positions in our country is a beckon of hope for touts, uneducated political thugs, certificate forgers and prominently unqualified citizens of Nigeria.

What a shame!!!!!!!!!!!!!

" the declaration of David Lyon with a meager NCE certificate as the winner of Saturday's election has totally bastardized this enviable record [of holders of Bsc and PhD] "


Most lunatic quote of the millennium. State that cannot boast of any mkteachievement more than Ebonyi or Ekiti State.

Educated Governor and educated people...

Atiku79:

Mildly educated people are known to abuse power, Lyon won't be the odd man out.

What is the education of Atiku the man in your moniker?

Some people after drinking 2 cups of Ikpeazu kerosene will start dropping garbage from their mouths

Euphoria19:
Those that you claim to be educated what have they done in years past, instead of the state to be growing it keeps on dying from bad governance of your so called educated minds, David Lyon was chosen by the people who already know his flaws and we still chose to stand by him, I am Bayelsan, out of all those other educated you mentioned, we chose David Lyon, that should tell you that its not by book, PhD and degrees and yet the state is looking like somebody's farm, please go and wail somewhere else

I'm neither a wailer nor a hailer, I'm just a concern Nigerian yearning for good governance, which only can be achieve through the election of qualified and well educated leaders.

Atiku79:


This is not a good reason to elect the least educated.

More than 20 persons with higher degrees contested that election.

Lolz, ...."We bayelsans" crew have cum. Always cry'n more dn d bereaved.
Ngwa, go and 'unelect' him and stop disturbing our peace, biko.