Steady Bayelsa State after the mid-term crisis — Goodluck Jonathan

Total tracked

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

Kept

Partial / mixed

Broken

In progress

Governance

Steady Bayelsa State after the mid-term crisis

Kept

The promise

Implicit in being sworn in as governor on 9 December 2005, as deputy, after Diepreye Alamieyeseigha's impeachment: hold the state together and complete the term.

Assessment

Jonathan served as Governor of Bayelsa State from 9 December 2005 to 29 May 2007 — about 17 months — providing a low-key, stabilising administration after the turmoil of his predecessor's arrest, flight and impeachment. He then left to run as Umaru Yar'Adua's vice-presidential candidate.

Governance

Complete the elected term

Kept

The promise

To serve out the balance of the 2003–2007 mandate rather than trigger a fresh election.

Assessment

Jonathan governed to the constitutional end of the term in May 2007, when a newly elected governor took over. His record over the short period is not documented in detail in the public record, and there were no significant allegations against his Bayelsa administration.