Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa
The Diaspora Focal Point Officer, Bayelsa State, Dr. Rosalyn Dressman has said that voting for Senator Douye Diri in the November 11, 2023 Governorship Election will actualize his second term bid and ensure continuity in government, and maximize infrastructural development.
Dr. Dressman, revealed that the governor when returned would also kick start massive human capital and other development projects appealed to Bayelsans to vote wisely come November 11.
She gave the hint during a press conference on Thursday, April 13th in Yenagoa, stressing that Governor Douye Diri has surpassed the records of his predecessors judging from his style of governance.
Dressman who is also a Technical Assistant (TA) on Diaspora Matters, stated that no past governor has completed his predecessor’s unfinished projects, except Gov. Douye Diri, adding that the gesture is a sign of prudent management of resources.
Expatiating more on the governor’s style of governance, she said “Governor Douye Diri is a unifier, a bridge builder with an uncommon knack for justice and fairness noting that his projects distribution cut across the three senatorial districts.
“Senator Douye Diri grew through the ranks and had been in the system for quite a while, and have garnered valuable experience and expertise, which have accounted for his calm and peaceful disposition that have enabled him to touch lives positively.
According to her with the monumental achievement recorded in his current tenure, it is only germane that the miracle governor should be given another chance to complete the blue print he has started.
She pointed out that the party’s endorsement of the governor as its sole candidate in ithe just concluded gubernatorial primary is an eloquent testimony of the trust and confidence the PDP repose on the miracle governor positing that it is unprecedented in the political history of the state.
“The endorsement of governor Douye Diri by the party is unprecedented in the history of politics in Bayelsa State. It is a deserved trust from the party.
“Governor Douye Diri has always supported sustainability in the infrastructural development, health sector, educational system, and security.
“Some years back, the state was an international discourse on insecurity but right now, we can attest to the reality of calm that has returned to the state.
She pointed out that the seeming lack of investment is not peculiar to the state but a national challenge due to the listing of the country on the International Watch List of countries with high security potentials.
The Technical Assistant on Diaspora Matters posited that the governor’s second tenure would give the state the opportunity to break through the yoke, since according to her; ‘talks are in advance stage.”
