Obaseki Thanks Diri, Says Victory, Unifying Political Zone

Edo State Governor and Governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki, has expressed gratitude to his Bayelsa State counterpart, Senator Douye Diri, and the people of the state for their support which made his re-election possible in last Saturday’s governorship election.
Governor Obaseki, who said he remained grateful to Senator Diri, described his victory in the election as a unifying factor for the South-South Geo-political zone of the nation.
Speaking in Yenagoa,the Bayelsa state capital during state dinner in his honour,the Edo Governor noted that the victory, which has brought all the states in the South South under one party, would foster rapid socio-economic  development in the region.
A statement issued to newsmen by the Bayelsa State Governor’s spokesman,Mr Daniel Alabrah quoted the Edo Governor as  commending President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring a level playing field in the poll, expressing the optimism that the outcome would rub off positively on future elections in the country and allow the will of the people to prevail at all times.
The statement reads in parts: “We drove here tonight from Asaba as part of our tour to come and say thank you. To come and appreciate His Excellency, Governor Diri and the people of Bayelsa State for what you have done for us; for the contributions you made to ensure that we emerged victorious in last Saturday’s election. We did not want to keep it late just to let you know how truly grateful we are.”
The statement also quoted Obaseki to have said: “Senator Diri said he didn’t do much, just prayers. But that was more than enough. You did more than prayers,you visited us, you contributed, you gave us support.”
“These are all the things that came together to give us victory.This victory is what we call unity victory. It has united us in Edo as one people, united us in Bendel as one sub-region and it is uniting us in the South-South as one region. As a region, we have all it takes to be greater than many countries in Africa but the starting point is cooperation.”