Douye Diri

Douye Diri (born 4 June 1959) is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Bayelsa State.[1] He was the senator representing Bayelsa Central senatorial district of Bayelsa state at the Nigerian 9th National Assembly.[2][3]

Douye Diri
Governor of Bayelsa State
Assumed office
14 February 2020
DeputyLawrence Ewhrudjakpo
Preceded bySeriake Dickson
Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Bayelsa Central Senatorial District
In office
12 June 2019 (2019-06-12) – 11 February 2020
Preceded byEmmanuel Paulker
Personal details
Born (1959-06-04) 4 June 1959
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Gloria Diri

Early life

Douye Diri began his early education at Okoro Primary School, Sampou and concluded it at Rev. Proctor Memorial Primary School, Kaiama in 1977, where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate.[4] He later attended Government Secondary School, Odi in Bayelsa. Douye proceeded to the College of Education, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State where he bagged his National Certificate in Education (NCE) in 1985. He also secured admission into the University of Port-Harcourt and bagged a Bachelors of Education (B.Ed) Degree in Political Science in 1990.[4]

Governor of Bayelsa

On 13 February 2020, the Supreme Court of Nigeria invalidated the results of the 2019 Bayelsa State gubernatorial elections on grounds that the running mate of the actual winner of the election, David Lyon, submitted fake certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission.[5] The court ordered Diri to be issued a certificate of return, which would make him governor-elect.[6]

On 14 February 2020, he was sworn-in as the governor of Bayelsa State.[7]

2020 Controversy

On 17 August 2020, a tribunal at Abuja, Nigeria, ordered Diri sacked as the state governor.[8] However, on 2 October 2020, a court of appeal sitting in Abuja overruled the tribunal court and confirmed him as Governor.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Breaking: Douye Diri sworn-in as Governor of Bayelsa". P.M. News. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  2. Iroanusi, QueenEsther (2019-03-11). "INEC releases list of elected senators, APC-62, PDP-37". Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  3. Bello, Precious (2019-07-11). "Bayelsa guber: Senator Diri joins race". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  4. "Douye Diri - Bayelsa's Miracle Governor At 61 [opinion]". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  5. "Supreme Court Sacks Lyon As Bayelsa Governor-Elect, Hours Before Inauguration". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  6. Tsa, Godwin (14 November 2019). "Breaking News: Supreme Court sacks Lyon, Bayelsa gov-elect, for presenting running mate with fake qualification". Sun News NG. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. Wahab, Bayo (14 February 2020). "Douye Diri sworn in as Bayelsa Governor". Pulse NG. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. "Tribunal sack Govnor Diri, order fresh election just days afta im bin jubilate say e win case for di same court". BBC News Pidgin. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  9. "Appeal court confam Douye Diri election as Bayelsa Govnor". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  10. "Court of Appeal affirms Bayelsa Gov Douye Diri's election". Pulse Nigeria. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-06.


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