Governor Diri Hails Tribunal Victory, Pledges Better Service in Second Term

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has declared that his victory at the tribunal will enable him to serve the state even better in his second term.

On Monday, the tribunal sitting in Abuja affirmed Diri’s re-election in the November 11, 2023 election, dismissing the petition filed by Chief Timipre Sylva and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as lacking merit.

Diri referred to the petition as a “needless distraction.”

In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, the governor dedicated the victory to God, emphasizing that the judiciary has once again proven itself to be the last hope for the common man.

“Once again, I use this opportunity to thank my people of Bayelsa State who graciously and freely gave me this mandate. It is actually not my victory, but it is for the people of Bayelsa,” Diri said.

“As I always pledge, our administration is people-focused and people-oriented. So this will again give us a better latitude to continue to deliver the dividends of democracy to our people.”

Describing the judgment as sound and exemplary, he expressed optimism about the country’s future.

“Matters like these are mere distractions in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people, particularly against the backdrop that we had an election that was adjudged to be one of the freest and the fairest.

And yet we have been distracted over this period. I want to let the people of Bayelsa know that we are still for you and will continue to work for you and walk with you until the final day of our administration,” he said.