Bàyelsa APC Stakeholders, Others pass Vote of Confidence on Tinubu, Shettima

*Zuwa Konugah, others endorse APC candidates ahead of 2027 elections

By Majesty Inegbagha 

YENAGOA — The All Progressives Congress (APC) standard-bearer for Yenagoa Constituency 3 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Hon. (Barr.) Zuwa Konugah, has joined thousands of party stakeholders and supporters to pass a vote of confidence on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.

L-R Hon. (Barr.) Zuwa Konugah).

The endorsement was made on Thursday at a massive solidarity rally organised by the APC Grassroots Mobilisers at the Oxbow Lake Pavilion, Swali, Yenagoa.

The rally attracted a large crowd of party leaders, women and youth groups, stakeholders and supporters drawn from the eight local government areas of Bayelsa State, who gathered to express support for the Tinubu administration and its Renewed Hope Agenda.

The participants also declared their support for the re-election bid of President Tinubu and Vice-President Shettima, while endorsing all APC candidates for the 2027 general elections.

Addressing the gathering, party stakeholders  expressed confidence in the APC and pledged to mobilise support for its candidates across the state.

The presidential candidates endorsed were President Tinubu and Vice-President Shettima.

The APC senatorial candidates endorsed include Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli for Bayelsa East; Senator Friday Konbowei Benson for Bayelsa Central; and High Chief Fidelis Agbiki for Bayelsa West.

For the House of Representatives, the endorsed candidates are Hon. Oforji Oboku for Yenagoa/Kolokuma-Opokuma; Hon. Rodney Ambaiowei for Southern Ijaw; Hon. Bernard Kenebai for Sagbama/Ekeremor; Barr. Jude Rex-Ogbuku for Ogbia; and Hon. Jonathan Robinson Obuebite for Nembe/Brass.

Similarly, Hon. (Barr.) Zuwa Konugah was endorsed for Yenagoa Constituency 3, alongside other APC standard-bearers contesting the 24 constituencies in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.

The rally, which witnessed solidarity chants of "Renewed Hope! APC! Continuity!", ended with renewed calls for party unity and support for APC candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.