Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has advised politicians to respect their opponents and ensure that campaigns for the 2027 general election are issue-based.

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Speaking on Wednesday during the flag-off of the second tenure bid of President Bola Tinubu at the Oxbow Lake in Yenagoa by a political group, PBAT Door to Door Movement, Diri stated that the charge was against the backdrop of the commencement of campaigns for next year’s elections.

The Bayelsa governor urged members of the group to emulate Tinubu, whom he described as a democrat, by being persuasive rather than combative with those who hold contrary opinions, insisting that democracy encourages people to hold divergent views.

He expressed optimism that the South-South geo-political zone and Nigerians will re-elect Tinubu.

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He hailed the grand patron of the movement, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, for the initiative, stressing that the president deserved a second term to enable him to consolidate on the gains of his first tenure.

He contended that Tinubu was laying a solid foundation for the development of Nigeria beyond his tenure and urged Nigerians to support him in the interest of national development.

He recalled how the president ensured a free and fair election during his second tenure governorship bid in November 2023 and in last Saturday’s governorship poll in Osun State, stressing that Tinubu’s democratic credentials were not in doubt.

Diri also congratulated his Osun counterpart, Adeleke, on his victory in the election.

His words: “The purpose of our gathering today is to restate without equivocation our unflinching loyalty to the re-election of President Tinubu and to flag off the South-South zone of the PBAT Door to Door Movement.

“While we hold the firm conviction that the South-South people and Nigerians will vote for Mr. President, we must not sit down. We are all students of politics, and politics is a game of numbers. Victory is not by accident.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria