Prominent personalities including Former President Goodluck Jonathan attended the service of songs for Bayelsa State Governor's father, Pa Abraham Diri. The event marked the commencement of weeklong funeral rites.
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan ; his wife, Dame Patience and Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, at the service of songs in honour of the governor’s father, the late Pa Abraham Diri, at Peace Park, Yenagoa… yesterday.
Pa Diri, a retired headmaster, who passed on February 12, 2023, aged 88, was a devout Christian and a lay reader in the Anglican Church. Chairman, Bayelsa Elders Council and immediate past Deputy Governor of the state, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John-Jonah , described Pa Diri as a disciplinarian.
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