Atiku Sends Message To Diri On Re-election As Bayelsa Governor

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State.

In a post via his X handle on Monday, Atiku hailed the Bayelsa governor on his hard-fought and well-won electoral victory and the people of Bayelsa state who stood firmly by their votes.

The former Vice President said Diri’s re-election reflected the confidence reposed in him by the people of Bayelsa based on his performance in his first term.

He wrote: “I heartily congratulate Your Excellency, Governor Duoye Diri of our great party, and Bayelsa on his hard-fought and well-won electoral victory against all odds. Your reelection reflects the confidence reposed in you by your people based on your performance in your first term.

“I congratulate the people of Bayelsa who stood firmly by their votes, by the PDP, and by the Governor.”

It was earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Diri, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the Bayelsa governorship election held last Saturday.

Naija News reports that the Returning Officer, Prof Faruq Kuta, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, announced Diri as the winner of the poll at the collation centre of the election on Monday.

He said Diri polled 175,196 to defeat his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 110,108 votes, while Udengs Eradiri of the Labour Party (LP) polled 905 votes.