Former President Goodluck Jonathan said for the stability of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri should be given a second term in office.
Speaking at his Yenagoa residence yesterday when members of the Peoples Democratic Party Bayelsa National Governorship Campaign Council alongside governors, former governors of the party and National Assembly members and other stakeholders visited him, the former Nigerian leader said he was in touch with Governor Diri and his activities in the state.
Jonathan said Bayelsa had made progress in the area of security and infrastructural development under Diri. Jonathan restated the need for a peaceful election in Bayelsa, insisting that politics is not a do-or-die affair but should be a means to serve the people.His words, “I have been in touch with our governor and I believe he should be encouraged to do his eight years. He has been able to stabilise the state.
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