Barely four days before the Bayelsa 2023 governorship election, critical stakeholders have pledged their support for the re-election of the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent governor of the state, Douye Diri, and his running mate, Senator Lawrence Eghrudjakpor.
The governorship poll is scheduled for Saturday, November 11, and the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has indicated its readiness, with security agencies engaging in a show of force to maintain order.
The consensus position of the stakeholders to sweep the election for Diri and Senator Eghrudjakpor was declared by various stakeholders during a grassroots engagement by Concerned Bayelsans for Good Governance.
The stakeholders, under the aegis of the Grassroot Movement For The Re-election of DIRI/LAW, engaged people at the grassroots level to canvass for more voters in support of Governor Diri’s government.
During the grassroots engagement on Tuesday, the supporters asserted that Bayelsa has never had it so good until Douye Diri came on board with goodwill for the people of the state.
The numerous supporters, in their various endorsement statements, affirmed that Governor Diri has proven his mettle in governance.
Women leaders of various groups and a significant number of youth organizations, in their separate comments, concurred that Douye Diri has done well and deserves re-election.
Hon. Ebi Ben Okolo, the Bayelsa East Coordinator, and Hon. Abel Ebifemowei, the Bayelsa Central Coordinator of the Grassroot Movement for the Re-Election of Douye Diri, while addressing the supporters during the campaign, stated that the PDP has consistently delivered on its campaign promises.
According to them, the party and its candidate have the experience and knowledge required to lead Bayelsa into a brighter future.
Speaking in the same vein, Hon. Alex Jenakumo, Bayelsa West Coordinator, and Hon. Charity Kens Godwin, Deputy Coordinator of the Grassroot Movement, appealed to the electorate to come out en masse on the 11th of November to cast their votes for Governor Douye Diri for a second term.
Other stakeholders from the local government areas, wards, and units, such as Hon. George Turner, Deputy Coordinator, Bayelsa East, Hon. Abel Ebifemowei (Osuwo), Coordinator, Bayelsa Central, and Chief Natus Zebakame, Deputy Coordinator, Bayelsa Central, remarked that Governor Diri’s first term is one good turn that truly deserves another come Saturday, November 11, 2023.
. TheWitness
