Sen. Douye Diri has
emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Bayelsa
governorship election fixed for Nov. 16.
Diri pulled 561 votes
to beat his rival Mr. Timi Alaibe who got 365 votes in primary held on Tuesday
at Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa.
Declaring the result,
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba, Chairman, Party’s Electoral Committee for the
state, said Mr Keniebi Okoko came third with 142 votes.
Some 21 governorship
aspirants contested to be the party flagbearer.
Diri was a member of
the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019, where he represented the people
of Yenagoa/Kolokuma/Opokuma federal constituency of the state.
He was later elected
as the Senator representing Bayelsa central senatorial district during the 2019
general election.
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