Gov. Diri to APC: ‘No opposition party or candidate should get 25% votes in Bayelsa’
Governor of Bayelsa State Douye Diri has urged members of the state’s All Progressives Congress to target more than 75 percent win for the party, a victory that he says will deprive the opposition 25 per cent of the votes in the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections.
Diri gave the charge on Saturday at the grand finale of the Bayelsa East Renewed Hope Movement sensitisation campaign, where he stressed the need for APC members to consolidate their political gains and reach out to undecided voters ahead of the elections.
Represented by his deputy, Dr Peter Akpe, the governor said the party could not afford to become complacent despite its political standing in the state, insisting that members must intensify mobilisation efforts to secure an overwhelming victory.
The state’s helmsman also commended political leaders and stakeholders in Bayelsa East for embracing reconciliation and sustaining peace, as he described unity as essential to the state’s political and developmental progress.
He said, “On behalf of our leader and Governor, His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, I want to thank you for your show of love and support. We are happy with what you are doing for our party. We appreciate your sacrifices. Look at how you have even defied the rain.
“So, I appreciate every one of you – the leadership and all those who have worked with the government of Bayelsa to ensure that peace and unity are maintained and improved on in Bayelsa East, going forward.
“But saying thank you does not mean you should go to sleep. It is time to dot the i’s and cross the t’s. One or two people are out there waiting for us to harvest. Bring them inside. Do not leave them outside because we want to squeeze the opposition to zero point.
“Our winning is sure, but if we score 75 per cent, we have not won because the other people should not get 25 per cent. I emphasise that no opposition party or candidate should get 25 per cent of votes in Bayelsa.”
