Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri says the person who succeeds him should be a God-fearing individual approved by God. He makes the remarks during the state’s 15th Thanksgiving service, where he frames the next stage of leadership in religious terms and links succession to prayer and divine approval.
Both outlets report the same broad message: Diri urges governorship aspirants to seek God’s will rather than rely solely on ambition or politics. The Punch (Nigeria) emphasizes the headline idea that “only God-fearing” people will succeed him, while Vanguard also foregrounds Diri’s call to aspirants to seek God’s approval through prayer, and positions it within the context of the Thanksgiving service in Yenagoa.
