Douye Diri, a senator representing Bayelsa Central, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in Bayelsa State.
The primary, conducted in Yenagoa on Tuesday night, spilled over to Wednesday morning.
Mr Diri, before his election in 2019 as a senator, served as a member of the House of Representatives. “For me, it has been service all my life; service to the Ijaw ethnic nationality; service to my state; service to humanity,” the senator said while declaring his interest for the governorship of the state.
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