The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16, 2019 election in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has urged aggrieved aspirants of the party to sheath their swords and support him in the collective interest of the party.
Diri, while speaking with journalists at the NUJ Press Centre in Yenagoa, also called for unity among members of the party. He said he has been reaching out to aggrieved members and that many of them have started working with him.
He said: “Out of the 21 of us, I emerged through the indirect primaries. Yes, some persons felt aggrieved, and we have been talking with them. Most of the aspirants are now working with us, except for one or two whom we are also engaging with.
“We need to build consensus; we need to build unity within the PDP. I am well prepared for this office, I have come with a lot of experience. This is a PDP state, we are confident we will win.”
