‘Miracle Governor ‘ of Bayelsa State Senator Douye Diri, has revealed how he was told by a senior citizen from Bayelsa to perform some rituals before he could become a governor.
The governor made the revelation while speaking during the KOLGA (Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area) Annual Day of Thanksgiving in Sampou.
Narrating how he was invited by the senior citizen to Abuja during his preparation to contest for the governorship of the state in 2020, Diri said he was told that for him to become a governor, he has to go through some rituals which declined.
However, he said his refusal to abide by the condition due to his Christian faith resulted in him partying with $10,000 to the senior citizen.
“I thank God and also thank Apostle David Zilly Aggrey because he started this event. And because his prayers were heard, God made it possible to bring me in and today, it is by law that all Kolokuma/Opokuma people can gather to praise God.
“Let me reveal to you why it is important to thank God and have faith in Him. Sometime ago, a senior citizen of this country invited me to Abuja and asked me to perform certain sacrifices but I declined. I told him my faith in God will not allow me to do it. He got angry and told me I would never become governor.
“He told me that he had spent $10,000 to bring the people for the sacrifice and asked for a refund, which I obliged. When the Supreme Court’s pronouncement came, the man was shocked and could not call me. Sadly, he passed on after some time,” Diri said at the event.
He further revealed that the marabouts to perform the rituals had already been invited from Senegal by the senior citizen but upon his refusal to play along, the man demanded for a refund of $10,000 he spent bringing them.which he gave him.
He spoke further: The story I have narrated was witnessed by my deputy and a friend in Abuja as both of them accompanied me to visit the senior citizen. Kolokuma/Opokuma people have every reason to thank God.
It is recalled that before becoming governor, Diri, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 governorship election, had initially lost to the then candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon.
However, Diri challenged the result of the election and ultimately won at the Supreme Court.
