Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has revealed how his absolute religion in God earned him the sobriquet ‘miracle governor’.
In response to a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, on Saturday, the governor acknowledged this on Friday throughout the Kolokuma/Opokuma Native Authorities Space Annual Day of Thanksgiving held within the Sampou space of the state.
Diri disclosed how, in 2020, a senior citizen of Nigeria invited him to Abuja and suggested him to carry out sure rituals if he wished to be governor, however he turned down the supply.
He mentioned that at the moment, he had challenged the All Progressives Congress candidate’s declaration because the winner of the November 2019 governorship election, and the matter was then pending on the Supreme Court docket.
Diri instructed the group on the gathering that the senior citizen flew in some marabouts from Senegal to carry out the rituals, and when he bluntly rejected the supply, he mentioned the person demanded a refund of the cash spent to move them into the nation, and he needed to pay him the sum of $10,000.
He defined that his unshaken religion in God made him decline the recommendation to look elsewhere for assist, saying God, in opposition to all the percentages, proved that He’s at all times trustworthy and confused the necessity for politicians to be taught from his expertise and put their belief in God fairly than in man.
The governor acknowledged that the KOLGA individuals have causes to be grateful to God, given the extent of growth they’ve witnessed, and thanked the council for giving Thanksgiving Day authorized backing by laws.
Governor Diri additionally expressed gratitude to Apostle David Aggrey, head of the Royal Home of Grace Church, the convener, and those that have sustained the programme.
His phrases: “I thank God and in addition thank Apostle David Zilly Aggrey as a result of he began this occasion. And since his prayers had been heard, God made it potential to deliver me in, and immediately, it’s by legislation that every one Kolokuma/Opokuma individuals can collect to reward God.
“Let me divulge to you why you will need to thank God and think about Him. Generally in the past, a senior citizen of this nation invited me to Abuja and requested me to carry out sure sacrifices, however I declined. I instructed him my religion in God wouldn’t permit me to do it. He bought offended and instructed me I might by no means turn into governor.
“He instructed me that he had spent $10,000 to deliver the individuals for the sacrifice and requested for a refund, which I obliged. When the Supreme Court docket’s pronouncement got here, the person was shocked and couldn’t name me. Sadly, he handed on after a while. The story I’ve narrated was witnessed by my deputy and a good friend in Abuja as each of them accompanied me to go to the senior citizen.
“Kolokuma/Opokuma individuals have each cause to thank God. As a state, we don’t want anyone to be harmed within the identify of politics as a result of we have no idea who God has destined for greatness. So I name on all of us within the political sport to be very civil and recognise that there’s God who guidelines within the affairs of man.”
In his welcome handle, the chairman of Kolokuma/ Opokuma Native Authorities Space, Tariye Lelei, mentioned individuals of the realm have cause to thank God for the present of a governor.
Lelei mentioned it was in recognition of the goodness of God of their lives that the native authorities handed laws legalising the thanksgiving on January 17 yearly.
In his sermon, Apostle David Aggrey mentioned the youthful technology may not perceive the explanation for the thanksgiving as they didn’t expertise the problem older ones within the native authorities space confronted and mentioned if they don’t thank God for what He had achieved for them, they could possibly be considered ingrates.
Aggrey mentioned Bayelsa was witnessing great growth below Diri and thanked the individuals of the state for giving him the chance to serve a second time period.
