At exactly 6.50 pm yesterday, Senator Douye Diri took
the oath of office and allegiance as the fifth executive governor of
Bayelsa State. He was flanked by his wife and children. Earlier, his
deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpor flanked by his wife and children
took his oath of office and allegiance at exactly 6.35 pm.
Shortly after being sworn in by the Chief Judge of the State, Kate
Abiri, Senator Diri in a brief speech called for a minute silence for
all PDP members that were killed during the governorship campaign in
Nembe. The new governor who said there was no victor, no vanquished in
the governorship contest in the state called for an end to bitterness
and acrimony along party lines.
“My dear good people of Bayelsa State, this is a state that we all
wanted to create. As a serving member of the Ijaw National Congress, we
traversed the length and breadth of Nigeria wanting to create a state to
develop our region and our area. Today we have a state. Governors have
come, governors have gone. We, today of PDP, have been sworn-in. My
advice to all of us of this great party is that we have to be
magnanimous in victory. The bitterness and acrimony should end. If we
kill ourselves who are going to lead? Today, 14th of February, is a day
of love. As a Valentine governor and deputy governor, we bring the
message of love to Bayelsa State.
We bring the message of hope; we bring
the message of prosperity. Let us eschew bitterness and acrimony and
learn to love ourselves”, he pleaded.
The swearing-in, which was marked by pomp, was broadcast live. Among
those who witnessed the event was the Chief Judge of the state, the
immediate past governor of the state, Sierake Dickson, who walked up to
the podium to hug Diri as soon as he was sworn in.
The traffic to the podium by party leaders and faithful was such that
Diri could not take photograph with the Chief Judge and other state high
court judges, or with his family as his deputy earlier did. But he
later did before the ceremony was brought to a close with the rendition
of the national anthem.
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