Duoye Diri Sworn in as Bayelsa governor, takes over from Seriake- Duoye Diri has taken over from Dickson Seriake as the governor of Bayelsa - Diri was sworn-in as the leader of the state on Friday, February 14, in Yenagoa - This came after INEC issued the new governor his certificate of return in Abuja the same day History was made in Bayelsa on Friday, February 14, when Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) achieved his dream as the governor of the state. Alongside Deputy governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo who took the oath of office, Diri was sworn in as the leader of the state, Channels TV reports. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the state house in Yenagoa, the state capital. Recall that Legit.ng had earlier reported that Diri was issued the certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Friday. According to the chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, Diri was declared the winner following a meeting of the top officials of the electoral body on Friday morning, February 14 to review the results of the election, without the votes of the All Progressives Congress which have been voided by the court. Recommended for you No old notes yet from CBN, banks begin ration of old notes, Supreme Court s... “The total votes cast after excluding those of the APC now stand at 146,999. PDP polled 143,172 and scored 25 per cent as required by the law,” the INEC boss said. In a related post, INEC declared Diri as the governor-elect of Bayelsa. Yakubu and some national commissioners were currently in a closed-door meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Although there was no official statement to why they are meeting, it was gathered that it was to further study the Supreme Court judgment which sacked David Lyon. Legit.ng gathered that INEC national commissioner and chairman information and voters education committee, Festus Okoye, on Thursday, February 13, said the commission was studying the judgment. Before this development, Legit.ng had already reported that the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole, had vowed that Diri would never be sworn in as Bayelsa governor. Recommended for you CBN stops banks agents from using PoS terminals for transactions, along wit... PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! He added that there was no candidate in the said poll that met the requirement apart from Lyon. NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: Same great journalism, upgraded for better service! Lagos PDP flays President Buhari over Supreme Court judgments | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng - Duoye Diri has taken over from Dickson Seriake as the governor of Bayelsa - Diri was sworn-in as the leader of the state on Friday, February 14, in Yenagoa - This came after INEC issued the new governor his certificate of return in Abuja the same day Legit.ng Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION