BREAKING: God has healed Bayelsa, says Diri - The Nation Newspaper

By Okodili Ndidi, Abuja

The governor-elect of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said that God has healed Bayelsa state with the judgment of the Supreme Court that disqualified the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) David Lyon and returned him as the winner of the election.

Diri spoke while being presented with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja.

According to him, “I will never forget the judiciary,  it is the last hope of the common man. With what happened, God has healed our State Bayelsa. Within this time, God has taken us through a journey of reconciliation and forgiveness”.

Diri and his Deputy, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjiakpo were presented with their Certificates of Return in a solemn ceremony at INEC conference room by May Agbamu-Uche Mbu, INEC Commissioner in charge of Legal.