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Bayelsa Election: What I Would Have Done To My Mother If Diri Had Lost – Jonathan Speaks

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Bayelsa Election: What I Would Have Done To My Mother If Diri Had Lost – Jonathan Speaks

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan commended Governor Douye Diri for his dedicated efforts in addressing insecurity, stating that the governor’s successful re-election would contribute to a safer Bayelsa.

Jonathan, a former governor of the oil-rich state, conveyed these sentiments during his visit to Diri in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, nearly a week after the governor’s decisive victory in a closely contested election.

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In offering congratulations for Diri’s triumph, the former president underscored that a loss for Douye would have jeopardized the progress achieved in enhancing security measures.

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“We don’t want to go into unnecessary crisis in the state. Results have been declared and we believe the election was conducted. We believe the governor won the election and we plead that people should accept it and work with the governor. Let all of us support him so that the state will move ahead,” he said during the gathering.

“There should be nothing that will push the state backward. We should think about the development of the state starting from the issue of peace and security in the state which within this last period, three years plus, there are significant improvements in terms of cultism and kidnapping and so on and so forth.

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“I was saying before this election that if Diri loses this election, I would have relocated my mother to Abuja.”

In recounting the tragic kidnapping and death of his cousin, Jonathan expressed hope that with Diri returning as the state governor, such harrowing incidents would soon become a thing of the past.

“My cousin was kidnapped two times on one of those occasions, one of my cousins, Solo, was killed because they threw him into the river and he didn’t know how to swim,” he added.

“So, we’ve passed through hell in this state and we’ve seen a little light at the end of the tunnel. So, people should calm down, and allow Diri to focus on governance so that he will be able to propel this state forward so that we will benefit as citizens of the state.”

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Earlier in the day, Governor Douye Diri received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a second term in office. His inauguration for another four-year tenure is scheduled to take place next year.

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