Sen. Douye Diri
PDP Inaugurates Diri-led Convention Zoning Committee
“We will be consultative. We will partner and be inclusive in arriving at a fair and just formula for our party. Thank you for finding us worthy to discharge this assignment and we will do it to the best of our abilities
My Administration Won’t Abandon Any Project – Gov Diri
“Contractors handling some of these projects were inherited by this government and are known to everyone. All the projects that are ongoing will be completed and our goal is to complete them before we leave office.”
Bayelsa Governor Gets UNICEF, Soccer Ambassador Awards
“We will continue to invest in very critical areas of human capacity building, particularly in our youths via sports development, and also in the health of our people. There is no investment that is too much in these areas and several others.
Scrabblers Vie For N10m Gov Diri Prize
“Every year, since 2021, the Governor Douye Diri National Scrabble Championship gets bigger and better. This year, the total prize money has again been raised to more than N10 million, with the star prize of one million naira for the Masters category winner.”
Diri, Premium Trust Bank Honour NWFL Champions, Bayelsa Queens
“Knowing that we have a sports-loving president with what he doled out to the Super Falcons, I believe the Federal Government will support the Bayelsa State government to ensure you do well as the country’s representatives. You are no longer just Bayelsa Queens but you are now Nigerian Queens.”
WAFCON Final: Go For Trophy, Bayelsa Gov Urges Super Falcons
“They did it in the past, and having won it nine times, I believe they can achieve what the media has dubbed “Mission X,” which will make it the 10th WAFCON title for Nigeria,” the Bayelsa governor stated.”
Bayelsa State Police Arrest Judge’s Abductors
“We have greatly improved our crime fighting efforts using technology. In the recent kidnap of a serving judge in the state, we were able to get him released unhurt.
Advocating for Constitutional Reforms: A Call for True Federalism in Nigeria
Bayelsa State advocates for the restructuring of the country based on the principles of fiscal federalism, which includes full control of all natural resources located onshore and offshore within the federating states. We propose that 40 percent of the tax be paid to the federal government, while states retain 60 percent of the revenue generated from their resources.
Bayelsa State Advocates for Creation of 25 New Local Government Areas and Comprehensive Constitutional Reforms
“The people of Bayelsa are desirious that “historical injustices related to the inequitable allocation of resources, alongside the glaring disparities in the creation and distribution of local government areas were corrected.”
