Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has said as a governor, there was nothing unusual in his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa on Thursday.
Speaking at Igbedi community in Constituency 2 of Kolokuma/Opokuma local government area of the state during the visit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign trail, Governor Diri said he was at liberty to congratulate President Tinubu following the Supreme Court verdict on the presidential election.
A statement by his spokesman and member of the publicity directorate of the Bayelsa PDP Governorship Campaign Council, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying he was at the presidential villa to discuss serious state matters with the president whom he said attended to the issues positively.
The Bayelsa governor contended that he was not disturbed by the speculations and lies of the opposition that became jittery because of the visit, stressing that propaganda had been the hallmark of their politics.
He said the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11 governorship election remained disqualified based on the first amended list of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and urged the Bayelsa electorate not to waste their votes on a party that is not on the ballot.
Diri, who noted he was not in Igbedi to campaign, said the projects of his administration in the community were evident.
The governor assured that during his second tenure he would construct a road linking Igbedi to Kaiama, which would create a better access to and from the Bayelsa International Airport from the East-West road and the Delta State axis.
