The newly sworn in Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri visited the former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his OOPL Penthouse in Ogun state Monday evening and held a closed-door meeting with him.
The meeting between both men was said to have lasted for about 20 minutes only. Though details of the meeting did not emerge but Diri said after the meeting that he was there to felicitate with Obasanjo as he clocks 83 on Thursday.
“I have come to greet my father, our father who is actually the of Nigeria and Africa. I have come to felicitate with him on his birthday which comes up in a few days time”, he said.
“I met him in good health and in his good elements. That is principally why I have come here today. He appreciated my coming. It is my prayer that he will enjoy more years to come and see in his lifetime, the Nigeria of his dream.”
The governor, however, noted that he has put his recent political struggles behind him.
“As earlier said in other occasions, there is no victor, no vanquished in my emergence as the governor of Bayelsa state.
“The people should expect good governance and a governor that understands the challenges of the state and ready to proffer solution.
“I am a homegrown governor, the humble and miracle governor. I extend my hand of fellowship to my brothers and sisters of Bayelsa state in this journey,” Diri said.
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