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Diri Joins APC to Save Bayelsa from PDP

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was received into the ruling party by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, alongside his Executive Council members, state lawmakers, and other leaders.

We tried to salvage it (PDP), but to no avail.

Diri stated that he joined the APC to stop Bayelsa from being "buried" with the PDP, which he claimed had been taken over by "undertakers".

These governors defected from the PDP to the APC before Diri.

Author's summary: Diri joins APC to save Bayelsa.

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