President Goodluck Jonathan says he expects the best candidate to emerge as governor of bayelsa state after the todays voting exercise.

Dr. Jonathan commended Bayelsans, party officials and security agents for ensuring that the polls are being conducted peacefully.

There was generally low turnout of voters in all the polling units visited in the state, a situation that made the INEC officials to complete accreditation on time.

The president’s comments came after he casted his vote at the Otazi Playground polling centre in Otueke, Ogbia local govt area of Bayelsa state in the company of his wife.

Our correspondent in Bayelsa state Emeka Ihenacho reports that unlike the President’s polling center which had a large Crowd,a lot of eligible voters did not turn up.

He says the voter apathy may result in the conclusion of the exercise before well before p.m.