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Mr Douye Diri taking his oath of office, Friday, as Bayelsa governor Photo credit_ Gabriel Inam

Mr Douye Diri taking his oath of office, Friday, as Bayelsa governor Photo credit_ Gabriel Inam

In inaugural speech, Bayelsa’s Gov Diri preaches love

byCletus Ukpong
February 15, 2020
2 min read

Bayelsa’s new governor, Douye Diri, in his inaugural speech, asked the people of the state to think of the peace and prosperity of their fellow brothers and sisters, irrespective of political affiliation.

Mr Diri was sworn in Friday as the fifth governor of the oil-rich state, amidst a violent protest in the state capital, Yenagoa, and other parts of the state, by aggrieved supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The police on Friday declared a three-day curfew to forestall a breakdown of law and order.

The APC candidate, David Lyon, who won the November 2019 governorship election in the state, was sacked Thursday by the Supreme Court because his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, presented false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in aid of his qualification for the election.

Mr Diri was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Having scored the second highest votes in the election, he was declared governor-elect Friday by INEC, in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling.

“Today, we have been sworn in as PDP, my advice to all of us is that we have to be magnanimous in victory,” Mr Diri said in his inaugural speech before a crowd of supporters.

“The bitterness, the acrimony, if we kill ourselves who are we going to lead? Are we going to lead animals?”

The Government House was the venue of the inaugural ceremony. The Samson Siasia Stadium, which was earlier slated for the swearing in of Mr Lyon, was jettisoned after the Supreme Court judgement.

Mr Diri spoke extempore, with his wife and four children standing by his side.

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There were hitches as the organisers struggled to get the ceremony to go on. They did not plan and rehearse for it apparently because of the circumstances that threw up the event. Voices from the crowd intermittently interrupted Mr Diri’s speech.

The governor continued, “Today is 14 of February, a day of love. As a valentine governor and deputy governor, we bring the message of love to Bayelsa State.”

The crowd clapped and cheered him on.

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“We bring the message of hope to Bayelsa State, we bring the message of prosperity to Bayelsa State. Therefore, let us eschew bitterness and acrimony and learn to love ourselves, whether of the same party or of different parties.

“Primarily, we are brothers and sisters from Bayelsa State. And our creed today is to serve you.”

READ ALSO: Bayelsa Governorship: Dickson didn’t reject Jonathan’s advice – Official

A minute silence, following the governor’s request, was observed for people killed last year in Nembe at a PDP rally.

The governor ended his speech by reading out a famous prayer by a Catholic friar, St. Francis of Assisi, which he called “our creed”.

“Lord make us an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me show love, let us show love.

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“Where there is injury, let us learn how to pardon. Where there is doubt, let us have faith. Where there is despair, let us have hope. Where there is darkness, let us bring light.”

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