Tag: Gov Duoye Diri

Tinubu congratulates Uzodinma, Ododo, PDP’s Diri, says their victory reflects peoples’ wishes

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victory in the November 11 governorship elections.     The president in a statement issued on Monday through his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, also commended the electorate in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa for their participation in the electoral process, adding that it affirmed the resilience of democratic institutions and the power of the people in shaping the nation’s political landscape.   He said that…

INEC declares Duoye Diri winner of Bayelsa guber

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The Governor of Bayelsa State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Duoye Diri has been declared the winner of the State governorship election.   The incumbent governor won his re-election after the results of the last local government, Southern Ijaw was announced by the State’s Returning Officer of the commission, Prof. Faruq Kuta.   Diri won six local government areas to win while his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won two local government areas.   He polled a total of 175,196 votes while…

Bayelsa 2023:Petroleum Minister ,Lokpobiri, Lyon dump APC’s Sylva,align with Gov Diri —– as Diri cajoles Jonathan with 2027 ticket for Ogbia kinsmen

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Ahead of the November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in State have fallen apart. There are about 10 political parties fielding candidates for the poll, but the incumbent Governor Douye Diri, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Minister of State for Petroleum resources Chief Timipreye Sylva of APC are the main contenders . A challenged Diri is said to have made incursions into the divided APC fold to woo key members into the PDP…

FG inaugurates New NYSC Orientation Camp in Bayelsa ….. Gov Duoye Diri gifts N10,000 naira to each Corps Member

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The Federal Government has inaugurated the Bayelsa State new NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Boro town, Kaiama Local Government Area of the State. The Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare during the inauguration commended Governor Duoye Diri for providing a conducive environment through several gestures for the NYSC Bayelsa State Secretariat, which has enhanced the smooth conduct of the Scheme’s operations. Dare said the completion of the new Orientation Camp was clear testimony of the Governor’s passion for the progress of the Nigerian youths, who are being…

NYSC DG applauds Gov Duoye Diri’s support for NYSC ….. As Bayelsa constructs New Orientation Camp

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah has lauded the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Duoye Diri for his immense support for NYSC in the State.   He stated this when the Governor paid an unscheduled visit to the Corps Members at the newly constructed NYSC Bayelsa State Orientation Camp in Kaiama. General Fadah commended the Governor for providing a befitting Permanent Orientation Camp with modern facilities for NYSC in Kaiama.   He said there was the need to provide a very conducive environment for…

Peter Obi visits Bayelsa, says he is desperate to make Nigeria work again

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A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said he was not desperate to be president but eager to see Nigeria work. The two-term governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the PDP in the 2019 general elections, stated this on Wednesday when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Duoye Diri at the Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa. Obi said Nigeria was a great country with untapped potentialities, noted that he wass desperate to move the nation away…