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Julius Bokoru, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs to the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has raised the alarm over multiple local and foreign trips made by Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri. Bokoru, who spoke in Yenagoa at the weekend, described Diri as a junketing governor, who had abandoned governance. Referring to Diri as a globetrotter, Bokoru said the governor was constantly looking for any opportunity to jet out of Bayelsa, noting that his knack for traveling had drilled a big hole in the state’s pocket. Bokoru observed that since the 2023 governorship ele…