Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has stated that he does not owe anyone an explanation for his visit to President Bola Tinubu shortly after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the presidential election. The opposition is spreading lies and becoming jittery over his visit to Tinubu after the Supreme Court declared him the winner of the election. A video was released showing Diri congratulating Tinubu after the Supreme Court affirmed his presidential election on Thursday.
Diri has explained that his visit to Tinubu was not unusual. He clarified this during the visit of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship campaign trail on Friday, at Igbedi community, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Diri stated that he had the liberty to congratulate President Tinubu following the Supreme Court verdict on the presidential election. He mentioned that he was at the Presidential Villa to discuss serious state matters with the President, who attended to the issues positively.
Diri further said: “On Thursday, I was in Abuja, and most of you saw the video trending. The opposition is now jittery and spreading lies. Of course, that is in their character. As a sitting Governor, there is a sitting President, and I do not owe them any explanation about my visit to the President. If the Supreme Court affirms the President of the country, as a sitting Governor, I reserve all the rights to visit him. But beyond that, I went for very serious state business, and I can tell you that Mr President attended to all the issues I raised.”
