The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, to congratulate Douye Diri on his victory in the Bayelsa governorship election.
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On Monday, Diri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner with 175,196 votes, defeating Sylva who scored 110,108 votes.
PANDEF praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives for the orderly conduct of the election.
The group also urged Diri to exhibit magnanimity in victory and emphasized the need for political stakeholders in Bayelsa to work together.
The off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa was one of the three conducted by INEC on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The others were in Kogi and Imo states.
In a statement on Monday signed by Emmanuel Essien, National Chairman of PANDEF urged Diri to be “magnanimous” in victory, while calling on political stakeholders in the state to work together.
The Niger Delta group commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security operatives for the “orderly manner” in which the election was conducted.
“The National leadership of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) calls on all the other governorship candidates in the election, especially former Governor Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to follow the example set by the noble son of Bayelsa State and the Niger Delta, former President Goodluck Jonathan, in reaching out to Governor Diri who has been returned winner of the November 11 Governorship election, in the overall interest of Bayelsa state,”
“PANDEF further commends the people of Bayelsa State for the relatively peaceful governorship election, which was devoid of violence in most places”, he said.
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