The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has picked Senator Douye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa State, as its candidate in the November 11 governorship election.
There was no other candidate in the primary, which was held at the Dr. Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa on Wednesday, and Diri won it with a total of 305 votes as the only candidate for the party. This was in accordance with the PDP rule that the incumbent has the right of first refusal.
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The nominee, having satisfied the statutory conditions of the primary, was proclaimed the winner, according to Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Chairman of the PDP Electoral Panel and Governor of Osun State, in a speech to the delegates and party stakeholders.
In his acceptance address, Diri thanked the party and the delegates for providing him the opportunity to run for re-election.
The procedure was praised by Kombowei Benson, the senator-elect for Bayelsa Central and a former speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
