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A former presidential aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has congratulated the Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, on his re-election.
In a congratulatory letter signed by Anakwenze, he also congratulated other governors on the PDP platform whose elections were recently affirmed by the Court of Appeal.
In the Bayelsa State governorship election, Diri had polled 175,196 votes to defeat his closest rival, Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC0, who scored 110,108 votes while the Labour Party polled 905 votes.
Anakwenze said: “There is no doubt that the whole people of Bayelsa State are now set to reap more juicy dividends of democracy from Governor Diri, who is a pride of our party, the PDP, and a superlative gift to our dear country, Nigeria.
“It is noteworthy that even during the campaigns, Governor Diri was busy commissioning, inaugurating and flagging off new projects executed by his administration across the state, even in the constituency and hometown of his closest rival, Sylva.
“This well-deserved re-election is a loud testimony by the people of Bayelsa State that they appreciate the superlative performance of Governor Diri in his first four years in office.
“It is a reconfirmation, and, indeed, a renewal of the confidence that the people not only of Bayelsa State, but of the entire South South region, and of Nigeria have in PDP as their favourite party.
“I advise Governor Diri to see his re-election for a second term in office as a call to service, and another great opportunity to distinguish himself and beat his record of achievements in the past four years as a miracle governor working selflessly in the service of the whole people of Bayelsa State.”
