I was told I won’t become governor of Bayelsa state without doing rituals– Diri


Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has said he was threatened that he would not become governor unless he performed some traditional rituals.
Speaking on Friday during the annual day of thanksgiving organised by Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA, which took place in Sampou community, the Bayelsa governor recalled how a senior citizen in 2020 invited him to Abuja and urged him to perform rituals to bolster his chances of becoming governor.
He said he rejected the offer and paid the sum of $10,000 that was used to facilitate the logistics of the marabouts to Nigeria from Senegal.
“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,” the governor said.
“I told him my faith in God would 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.
“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.”