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- Ayallah heads campaign council
Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has vowed to deliver at least one million votes to President Bola Tinubu in the January 2027 elections.
Senator Diri, who stated this during the inauguration of the Bayelsa APC campaign council on the weekend, maintained that the APC would not surrender its positions to the opposition, declaring that the party would remain at the top and was prepared to negotiate from a position of strength.
The governor specifically charged members of the council and non- members to mobilise support for President Tinubu and all APC candidates, in all communities and wards, describing the party’s electoral ambition as a comprehensive effort from the presidential to the state constituency level.
Setting a target of at least one million votes for President Tinubu in Bayelsa, Diri said the state’s voting strength had increased significantly and should be reflected in the outcome of the 2027 elections.
“I give you a target that in Bayelsa, we must not bring less than one million votes for Mr President. You are going to campaign, and you have a lot to talk about the President. He has done so much for our people,” he said.
He cited the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the second phase of the Nembe-Brass Road, interventions in the power sector, federal appointments for Bayelsa indigenes and the establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy as achievements the campaign should communicate to voters.
He particularly commended President Tinubu for recognising the development needs of coastal communities, noting that the coastal highway project was an initiative no previous Nigerian president had undertaken.
The Chairman of the party, Hon. Warman Weri Ogoriba, who announced Chief Robert Enogha Ayalla as the Director-General and Chief Timi Alaibe, Chairman of the Campaign Advisory Council, disclosed that the council will coordinate campaigns for President Bola Tinubu, National Assembly and House of Assembly candidates of the APC ahead of the 2027 general election.
According to Ogoriba, the council members are made up of individuals with the capacity and experience to deliver victory at the polls and were carefully selected.
He said: “Every person picked as a member of this campaign council was carefully scrutinised. I want to tell you that our campaign team is loaded. We parade the best candidates among all the parties in Bayelsa State, and there is no doubt about that.”
The APC chairman urged members to remain focused and united, warning that the opposition would seek to exploit any division within the party.
“Our unity is very important because they would want to feast on our disunity. We will not give them that opportunity. Please, as you carry out this assignment, do not take your eyes off the target,” he charged.
In his acceptance speech, Chief Ayalla expressed appreciation to Governor Diri and the party leadership for the confidence reposed in him, assuring that the campaign team would work collectively to secure victory.
Other members of the council are Diri, who will coordinate the presidential campaign in the state and also serve in an advisory capacity on the state campaign council. Others are the deputy governor, Dr Peter Akpe, as deputy coordinator. Also on the list are Ogoriba, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil); Senator Heineken Lokpobiri; and Dr Samuel Ogbuku, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, who will serve as Coordinators One, Two, and Three, respectively.
