Sodiq OyelekeGovernor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has likened the circumstances that surrounded his emergence as governor to the events that characterised June 12, 1993 election. He said this in his Democracy Day message on Friday. According to him, June 12 is a clear testament that power absolutely comes from God. Diri said, “As I send my inaugural Democracy Day message to Bayelsans, I can identify many similarities in my emergence as governor of this state and the June 12 saga. In fittingly honouring June 12 as Democracy Day, I have no greater responsibility or obligation as governor of Bayelsa State than ensuring that we live in peace so that the prosperity we all covet will be quickly manifest.”

Source: Punch June 12, 2020 10:30 UTC