Bayelsa governor Diri visits Obasanjo, salutes former president at 83
- Douye Diri, Bayelsa state governor, felicitates with former president Obasanjo on his 83rd birthday
- Diri arrived at Obasanjo's mansion in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state, on Monday, March 2
- The governor assured the people of Bayelsa state to expect good governance from his government
Bayelsa state governor, Duoye Diri on Monday, March 2, visited former president Olusegun Obasanjo on the occasion of his 83rd birthday, declaring that he met him in good health and in his good elements.
Legit.ng reports that in a statement issued by his special assistant to the former president on media, Kehinde Akinyemi, the governor who arrived at the OOPL penthouse residence of the former president at about 5.45 pm, emphasised that the people of Bayelsa state should expect good governance from a governor who understood the challenges of the state.
Diri who met Obasanjo behind closed doors for about 20minutes disclosed that the purpose of the visit was to come and felicitate with Obasanjo on his 83rd birthday, which holds on Thursday, March 5.
Source: UGC
He said: "I have come to greet my father, our father who is actually the of Nigeria and Africa. I have come to felicitate with him on his forthcoming birthday, which comes up in a few days time.
"And, I met him in good health and in his good elements. That is principally why I have come here today. And he also appreciated my coming. It is my prayer that he will enjoy more years to come and see in his lifetime, the Nigeria of his dream."
The governor said that the political experience of the recent past had been put behind him, declaring, "as earlier said in other occasions, there is no victor, no vanquished in my emergence as the governor of Bayelsa state.
"The people should expect good governance and a governor that understands the challenges of the state and ready to proffer solution. I am a homegrown governor, the humble and miracle governor. I extend my hand of fellowship to my brothers and sisters of Bayelsa state in this journey," Diri said.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that Obasanjo revealed what the Nigerian government needs to end a high rate of insecurity in the country.
It was reported that he said all hands must be on deck to address security challenges in the country.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by a special envoy to the archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, Obasanjo maintained that all Nigerians must work and pray to restore unity amongst all.
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