Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors have said for the stability of Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri should be encouraged to complete a second term in office.
Also, PDP governors, national leaders and other stakeholders have called on Bayelsans to vote and guard against manipulations by opposition parties in the Saturday governorship poll.
Speaking at his Yenagoa residence, yesterday, when members of the PDP Bayelsa National Governorship Campaign Council alongside governors, former governors of the party, National Assembly members and other stakeholders paid him a visit, Jonathan said he was in touch with Governor Diri and his activities in the state.
Jonathan said: “I have been in touch with our governor and I believe he should be encouraged to do his eight years. He has been able to stabilise the state.
Let us find a standard way of doing things. We cannot kill ourselves, we do not want crisis. I thank you all for what you are doing. While we struggle for leadership, we must have a country.”
At the PDP gubernatorial campaign grand finale held in Yenagoa, the PDP governors, national leaders and other stakeholders insisted that Diri deserves a second term.
They also urged Bayalsans to stand against forces that would not allow their votes count during the exercise, dismissing speculations of violence that could cause voters apathy and disenfranchise them.
Handing over the party flag to the flag bearer of the PDP, acting Chairman, Iliya Damagum, advised Bayelsa electorate to take their destiny into their hands, noting that the best they can do for themselves is to re-elect a governor who has brought prosperity to the state.