BREAKING: "Congratulations", Tinubu's Aide Messages Diri As He Defeats APC in Bayelsa
- President Bola Tinubu's aide, Bayo Onanuga, has congratulated Governor Douye Diri, for being re-elected as the Bayelsa state governorship election
- Onanuga's congratulatory message came shortly after Diri was declared the winner of the election by the INEC returning officer in the state
- Diri, a PDP candidate in the election, defeated his closest rival and an APC candidate, Timipre Sylva, in the poll
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu's special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has congratulated Governor Douye Diri for his re-elected in the Saturday, November 11, governorship election in Bayelsa state.
Shortly after Diri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the former spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council in the 2023 election, sent him the congratulatory message.
Source: Twitter
How Bayo Onanuga congratulates PDP governor Diri
In a terse tweet on Monday, November 13, the presidential aide congratulated the governor and mentioned his party, PDP.
Onanuga said:
"Congrats to Governor Douye Diri of the PDP for winning re-election in Bayelsa."
See the tweet here:
Diri, a PDP flagbearer in the just concluded Saturday governorship election in Bayelsa, was declared the winner of the poll by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC, Obo Effanga, in the state.
How Diri defeats APC's Sylva in Bayelsa's governorship election
The PDP candidate got 175,196 votes as monitored by Legit.ng on Channels Television.
He defeated Timipre Sylva of the APC came second with 110,108 votes while Udengs Eradiri of the Labour Party got 905 votes.
Sylva has earlier served as governor of the state and recently served as minister under the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
He was earlier disqualified by a federal high court sitting in Abuja because he had been sworn in twice as governor of the state but a court of appeal nullified the disqualification.
Diri of PDP declared winner of Bayelsa governorship election
Legit.ng earlier reported that Douye Diri of the PDP has finally been declared the winner of the Bayelsa state governorship election held on Saturday.
INEC REC in the state, Obo Effanga, declared Diri after winning six of the eight local governments in the state.
Diri, the state's current governor, defeated Timipre Sylva of the APC and Obo Effanga of the Labour Party.
Source: Legit.ng
