The Muslim community in Bayelsa has Gov. Douye Diri and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo for second term in the Nov. 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
The community made the declaration at a special banquet organised for them by the Deputy Governor to celebrate the 2023 Eid-el Kabir at the Government House in Yenagoa on Wednesday.
The Chairman of the Council for Islamic Affairs in the state, Alhaji Yakubu Otobo, said the state Muslim Ummah was fully behind the governor’s re-election owing to his numerous verifiable projects he successfully executed in the state.
Otobo, who spoke through his Vice, Malam Usman Galadanchi, named the achievements to include phase two of the New Gateway road, the Nembe-Brass, Sagbama-Ekeremor, and the Yenagoa-Oporoma roads.
Others included the Onopa bridge linking the New Yenagoa City, New Judges Quarters, the state-of-the-art Ernest Ikoli Media Complex.
The Islamic leader said Eid-el- Kabir was the most significant sacrificial feast in the Muslim calendar, and thanked the state government for always hosting them to mark their various religious festivals.
He praised the Diri government for creating a peaceful environment for businesses to thrive in all parts of the state and pledged that Muslims were poised to reciprocate the love shown to them by working for the reelection of the governor in spite of his Christian background.
He said: “Your Excellency, Council appreciates this administration for your love for the Muslim community in Bayelsa State.
“We will continue to appreciate the Prosperity Administration for creating a peaceful environment for our businesses across the state.
“We want to also thank you for giving 10 Hajj Seats to the Muslim community. We are not Oliver Twist but we are asking for more Hajj Seats, come 2024.
“As Muslims in the state, we pray, may Allah continuously open all your doors of favour and more wisdom to pilot the affairs of Bayelsa State.
“We also say congratulations, Your Excellency, in advance for your re-election,” he said.
The Deputy Governor, Senator Ewhrudjakpo, said Gov. Diri and his team would do more for the state when they were reelected in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
He thanked the Muslim Ummah for their support and assured that they would be carried along in the forthcoming governorship campaigns as requested.
