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Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has taken a swipe at the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, for allegedly making false claims on the Sagbama-Ekeremor road project.
Speaking at Igeibiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign yesterday, Diri lambasted Sylva for claiming that he constructed the Sagbama-Ekeremor road to a level before the immediate past governor completed it.
He said Sylva did not pour a shovel of sand on the road when he governed the state for five years.
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A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, who is a member of the Publicity Directorate of the state PDP Governorship Campaign Council, quoted the governor as saying that Bayelsans do not deserve a governor that lies and who had nothing to show for his time as governor.
Diri said he was not at Igeibiri to campaign, saying his achievements in the community spoke volumes, assuring that he would do more when he returns for a second tenure.
He expressed appreciation to the Igeibiri people for always standing by the PDP and expressed the optimism that they will again support him and his party during the election.
At Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw LGA, Diri was conferred with the chieftaincy title of ‘Owou fini-owei keni’ of Southern Ijaw (one who opened the road to Southern Ijaw).
He assured the Oporoma people that the generator promised the community would be installed before the end of this year and that his administration would stop at nothing to ensure that Southern Ijaw was developed.