Nigeria, Nov. 20 -- Bayelsa governor, Seriake Dickson, has claimed he visited former President Goodluck Jonathan about 16 times to discuss the "future" of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), during preparations for the just concluded governorship election in the state.

Mr Dickson stated this on Tuesday while addressing a post-election press conference in Yenagoa.

The PDP was trounced in the election by the All Progressives Congress (APC) which until now has been the main opposition party in the state since the return of democratic rule in Nigeria in 1999.

The APC governorship candidate, David Lyon, won in six out of eight local government areas in the state.

"No politician has stood by Jonathan more than me," The Nation newspaper quot...