13/08/2019
Senator Douye Diri has been in the House of Representatives and the Senate and possesses all the qualities required to steer the affairs of the state. We believe that having that experience behind us, having the convention of some rotation within various local governments that make up Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, we believe that he has the capacity, the experience, the network, to move to the State House.
The work of the legislator as you know is not like the work of the executive to bring in infrastructure, works, roads and all that. That's not the work of a legislator. The work of a legislator is to be a voice of your people on the floor of the House. Prior to his election into the house, the voice of his people was not heard at the house. His emergence as a honourable and senator has changed the status quo. He has been an effective representative of the constituency in the House and he has achieved quite a lot.
In the history of the representation of this constituency, nobody has moved even up to five motions. For those who stayed up to one term, even two terms. Within three years, he had 19 motions and three bills. That's the height of his achievement. He has done a lot of constituency projects, we have solar light. It is there in the wards. He has also helped initiate solar light across his constituency, solar water, examples are in Azikoro and Tombia. Also through the state government, he has tried to initiate road project at Kaiama, the headquarters of Kolokuma/Opokuma local government.
SDD has also assisted students where they could not pay school fees especially in Niger Delta University. He has tried to discharge his responsibilities to the best of his ability.
CRK