Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the state to intensify grassroots mobilisation to ensure that no opposition party secures 25 percent of the votes in Bayelsa in the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections.
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Key Highlights
- Governor Diri tells Bayelsa APC members no opposition party should get 25 percent of votes in 2027.
- He spoke through Deputy Governor Peter Akpe at the Bayelsa East Renewed Hope Movement campaign finale.
- NDDC MD Samuel Ogbuku says former President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed Tinubu and APC candidates.
- Bayelsa East APC candidates visited Jonathan for his blessing before their campaign.
- Ex-Deputy Governor Gboribiogha Jonah backs Tinubu over devolution of power.
Governor Diri gave the charge on Saturday at the grand finale of the Bayelsa East Renewed Hope Movement sensitisation campaign, where he stressed the need for APC members to consolidate their political gains and reach out to undecided voters ahead of the elections.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Peter Akpe, the governor said the party cannot afford to become complacent despite its political standing in the state, insisting that members must intensify mobilisation efforts to secure an overwhelming victory.
Governor Diri also commended political leaders and stakeholders in Bayelsa East for embracing reconciliation and sustaining peace, describing unity as essential to the political and developmental progress of the state.
“Our winning is sure, but if we score 75 percent, we have not won because the other people should not get 25 percent. I emphasise that no opposition party or candidate should get 25 percent of votes in Bayelsa,” he said.
Ogbuku: Jonathan has endorsed Tinubu
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Samuel Ogbuku, said former President Goodluck Jonathan had also endorsed President Bola Tinubu and all APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
According to Ogbuku, all the APC candidates from Bayelsa East have visited Jonathan to seek his blessings before commencing their sensitisation campaign.
The NDDC managing director described the unity among political leaders in Bayelsa East as a significant development, recalling that collective political action contributed to the emergence of the district’s first military administrator and first civilian governor.
He urged party members and supporters to sustain the momentum, insisting that the district would translate its political commitment into votes at the polls, and challenged other senatorial districts in the state to demonstrate similar political unity.
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Jonah: “Every politics is local”
Also speaking, former Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha Jonah (rtd), urged political stakeholders to prioritise their collective interests over personal disagreements, stressing that political differences should not prevent cooperation where common interests exist.
“Every politics is local. Every politics is for your interest. The fact that you are fighting with somebody does not mean that I will also fight with that person if that person is working for my interest,” Jonah said.
He also urged voters in the district to support President Tinubu’s re-election bid, describing him as the only presidential candidate who had demonstrated a commitment to the devolution of power, a long-standing demand of the Niger Delta region.
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