Bayelsa 2023 : Ex-Reps member drums support for Diri 

Ahead the governorship election in Bayelsa State on Saturday, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Kajola and Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Hon. Abiodun Olasupo, has called on the Yoruba community to continue to support Governor Duoye Diri.

Diri who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is seeking reelection for second term.

Olasupo in a media statement made available on Wednesday, in Ibadan, said the present administration in Bayelsa State has made positive changes through its human development programs, policies and activities, which have shown in social infrastructural, healthcare development, youth-based focus programs, women empowerment, among others that have put the state ahead of its peers in Nigeria.

He called on the Yorubas living in the state to cast their votes for Diri so as to consolidate on the developmental strides of his administration.

According to him, “It is not a thing of just mouthing, but very clear to all eyes that Governor Duoye Diri has done more than enough for the growth of Bayelsa State to warrant giving him the opportunity to serve again.

“Go around the State and see developmental projects that are positively impactful on the entire Bayelsans, talk of road networks, effective education programs and policies, good healthcare and enabling environment for commercial growth for the people and communities in the state.

“Governor Diri will not relent, he will do it again and I am very sure that Yorubas in Bayelsa that have witnessed and enjoyed the good work of the governor will rally round and support him for a successful second term victory.”

It would be recalled that Olasupo and Diri were both members of the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019 and the governor was the architect of the former becoming a member of the PDP ahead of the last general elections.