Mere Coincidence Diri’s Visit To Tinubu Bayelsa PDP Official

 

The Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Mr Ebiye Ogoli, has debunked insinuation in some quarters that Thursday the State governor, Douye Diri, visit to President Bola Tinubu in Abuja is to particularly congratulate him on his  victories at the Supreme Court.

He stated in an interview with some correspondent on Friday as clearing the air that the governor visited Tinubu to congratulate him over the courtroom’s verdict and that his move constituted an anti-birthday celebration activity.

The apex court docket had on Thursday brought judgement in favour of Tinubu on the appeals filed by the PDP and the Labour, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, respectively, following their dissatisfaction with the ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Court.

 Diri was seen on national television shaking hands with Tinubu inside the president’s office in Abuja. Among the people seen with the president had been the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola; Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje and the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.

The development sparked speculations with many human beings believing that Diri had visited Tinubu to have fun with him over the judgement.

But Ogoli stated that the Bayelsa governor’s visit become a trifling twist of fate because he (Diri)  scheduled his visit and it coincidenced with the judgement on Thursday.

According to him, the governor had been making effort for an authentic meeting with the president in order for him to discuss problems concerning Bayelsa.