{"id":70194,"date":"2023-03-21T20:44:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=70194"},"modified":"2023-03-21T20:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T19:44:41","slug":"diri-certified-requirements-to-run-for-bayelsa-guber-polls-says-pdp-screening-commtte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/diri-certified-requirements-to-run-for-bayelsa-guber-polls-says-pdp-screening-commtte\/","title":{"rendered":"Diri Certified Requirements To Run For Bayelsa Guber Polls, Says PDP Screening Comm&#8217;tte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State on Tuesday screened and cleared Senator Douye Diri for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The screening exercise took place at the PDP headquarters in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70195 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037-110x79.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037-420x304.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037-595x430.jpg 595w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG-20230321-WA0037.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Senator Diri, who is the incumbent governor of the state, was the only aspirant from the party that picked the PDP nomination and expression of interest forms for the November poll.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman of the screening committee and Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, said the panel screened Governor Diri in line with guidelines of the party and as stipulated in the Electoral Law.<\/p>\n<p>Shaibu said the Bayelsa helmsman met all the requirements of the party for the election.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>He said: \u201cWe have checked the documents of Governor Douye Diri and have also interviewed him. Having satisfied our question-and-answer process, we discovered that he is not only worthy to contest the election but also have no encumbrances as far as his documents are concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegardless of the fact that he is the incumbent governor and having been a Senator of the Federal Republic, we still went through his documents page by page to ensure that there is nothing that is contrary to the Electoral Law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving met all the conditions and in line with the process, you have been cleared by the committee. We wish you well in the forthcoming election in Bayelsa State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know you have performed well as governor and by the grace of God, you will continue with the good work you have started after the election to make Bayelsa the state that Bayelsans dream to have.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State on Tuesday screened and cleared Senator Douye Diri for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":70196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,624],"tags":[155,9309],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-70194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-politics","tag-bayelsa-state","tag-gov-douye-diri"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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