Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has praised Bayelsa State for being one of the most peaceful states in the country. He credited Governor Douye Diri’s peaceful demeanor for creating this harmonious environment.
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Obasanjo spoke at the 12th Bayelsa Annual Thanksgiving Service in Yenagoa, where he said that if other states followed Bayelsa’s example, Nigeria would become a peaceful place to live. He mentioned that Bayelsa has a strong foundation and had a capable governor, Dickson, who handed over power to Douye Diri.
Obasanjo encouraged spiritual leaders to fearlessly share what people need to hear, acknowledging that while no one is perfect, striving for perfection is important.
“What I’m seeing here is better than what I expected. You have peace here compared to other parts of the country. Comparatively, you have peace here than in other states in this country. If what is happening here is replicated in all other state of Nigeria then we will say that we have a good country You have security, security without peace is no security, here you have peace, security and stability”.
“Good people of Bayelsa you have a good heritage. You are good people who respect God, serve humanity and serve God. I’m glad to be here with you and any other time you ask me to be here, I will always be here”, he said.
Also speaking at the occasion, former Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Henry Seriake Dickson said that qhe was delighted to be at the Thanksgiving maintaining that he decided to join the people of the state to give thanks to God.
“It is a miracle that this is the twelfth edition. When we started people thought that it is some of those things, that it will come and go.
“In 2019, when we started the succession transition . The election was though but the transition was something else. It is only when you have done it that you can say yes you have some experience. I used to tell my colleagues, if you go for an election and the election is though, when you win you become a GOC”.
” When you win with your house and you our state intact as we witnessed, be qualified to call yourself a General. After this event, I will be joining our governor and father to commission senatorial road”.
“Today, I thank all of you for coming and I can see that our state is peaceful. It is my paryer that our state will continue to witness peace and stability in Jesus name”, he said.
In his thanksgiving remarks, Governor Douye Diri expressed appreciation to the people of Bayelsa State for entrenching peace and security, stressing that the people are the reason why there is peace.
The “miracle” Governor said that the essence of leadership is to bring happiness to the people, and that it is what he has done.
“I want to thank Bayelsans that today there is peace and security and it is because Bayelsans are good and they want peace and security”.
“The former governor started this Thanksgiving and when we came, we improved on it. And today you can see our State, everybody who comes here acknowledges the peace and security in our State”.
“And so we cannot go back to Egypt we cannot go back to the days of Famutangbe. So the essence of government is to bring happiness to the people and today we are all happy here that God gave grace to a man to build this edifice and now we have added value by the dual carriage way that we are driving to this place”.
“And everybody is saying that Bayelsa is developing so what else do we want. To do any of these things is not by our power or strength it is by God’s grace.The peace and security we are enjoying is because we have agreed to come together to live in peace and in unity”.
“We are mortals, we can offend each other but the ability to forgive and move ahead is all that we need in this state. Let us continue to praise him, that way our father will bring out the hidden resources and development of the state will be faster”, he said
Guest Speaker and General Overseer of Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Renewal Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka offered prayers for sustenance of peace and continued development in Bayelsa State.
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