Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Following his defection to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), the Bayelsa state Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has said the decision to join APC was in best interest of Bayelsans, and also the leadership acumen of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Douye Diri announced his defection to the APC on Monday, following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on October 15, 2025.

Diri, at a ceremony held at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, was received into APC fold by the party's national chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, alongside Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, APC governors led by Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and other party chieftains from across the ...