From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), on Tuesday, screened the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri; the party’s national secretary, Samuel Anyanwu and former deputy speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha for its gubernatorial primary in Bayelsa and Imo States.
Governor Diri is the sole candidate for the PDP governorship ticket in Bayelsa State, while Anyanwu and Ihedioha are jostling for the opposition party’s gubernatorial ticket in Imo State.
The Bayelsa governor, while speaking with journalists after the screening at the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, expressed confidence that he will re-elected at the November 11 governorship poll.
He noted that the outcome of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly polls, as well as the March 18 state election election, it is obvious that the PDP is the dominant party in Bayelsa State.
According to him, apart from ensuring that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar came tops in state, the Bayelsa PDP won the three senatorial seats, four out of the five House of Representatives seats and 20 out of the 24 seats in state House of Assembly.
Besides, Governor Diri stated that his administration has worked hard to consolidate on the achievements of the immediate past administration and ensure enduring peace in the state.
He said “Hitherto Bayelsa was known as one of the flashpoints, particularly during elections. And for the first time in our states, we had presidential elections. We had National Assembly elections and the just concluded House of Assembly elections. There is no single death recorded in Bayelsa state.
“Bayelsa is a PDP state the previous government has done a lot and we are also completing many projects they started. As a matter of fact, they call me the completion Governor we are completing most of the projects that were embarked upon by the previous administration and adding new projects to them.”