Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Vice President Kashim Shettima led top APC figures to Yenagoa for the governor’s official welcome ceremony.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno also attended.
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Party supporters filled the venue, waving flags and chanting slogans to celebrate Douye’s entry into the party.
The event marks a major political shift in Bayelsa, long considered a stronghold of the PDP. This year alone, the PDP has lost at least four sitting governors: Governor Oborevwori, Eno, Diri and Enugu governor Peter Mbah.
Diri’s defection comes amid a wave of movements by prominent politicians from the PDP to the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.
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