Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has said that he is not contemplating and will not accept any offer to contest the 2027 presidential election as running mate to Atiku Abubakar.
Diri said his pact with the people of Bayelsa State was paramount in his mind at the moment and would not accept to be distracted any phantom offer of vice presidential candidate.
The governor spoke in reaction to claims by a faceless group, Diri Angels, who were reported to have suggested to Atiku, that in the event that he got the ticket of the PDP for the 2027 election, he should consider him as running mate.
Describing the suggestion as a Greek gift from political jobbers, Diri urged the people of Bayelsa State and the general public to ignore the publication. A statement by the governor’s chief press secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah quoted the governor as saying that the intent of the group was to cause disaffection in some quarters and that the plot had failed.
He emphatically stated that God had always guided him on his political journey and that he was not swayed by any advocacy that was inconsistent with his godly and political principles.
The governor assured of his commitment to delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Bayelsa State based on the mandate they first gave him in 2019 and re-affirmed on November 11, 2023.
He urged people of the state not to worry about the antics of political buccaneers whose intention was to cause confusion in an attempt to distract him, saying “I am not swayed by such calls. In my political journey, I have always relied on God and not on political jobbers with devious intentions.
“The aim of those behind this act is to cause disaffection but the plot is dead on arrival as I’m not interested in such a Greek gift.
“I remain committed to the mandate given to me by the Bayelsa people and I’m single-mindedly focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to them. My administration will not be distracted by those who do not mean well for our state.”
