Senator Duoye Diri, the governor of Bayelsa State, pledged to support President Bola Tinubu with 99% of the vote in the 2027 general elections.
Diri made the pledge during a ceremony in Yenagoa to formally welcome him to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Among the dignitaries present at the event were Vice President Kashim Shettima, President Tinubu, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and other party loyalists.
Bayelsa, a state long associated with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is in for a major political transition with the event.
Following extensive consultations, Governor Diri resigned from the PDP on October 15, 2025.
Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), and others were among the APC Governors present.
Read more about Shettima, Akpabio, and APC governors in Bayelsa as Diri joins the ruling party.
The governor addressed the audience, saying, “I am not a bossy type, I have come to unite us so that we can work together and produce a 99 percent result in Bayelsa come 2027.” I’m not familiar with the opposing side’s position.
He also recalled the encouragement and love he had gotten from the APC since deciding to switch camps.
Diri claims that because of what he described as the direction the APC-led Federal Government gave him, he made the decision to abandon the PDP and become governor.
Without defining what he meant, the governor claimed that the government is in love with the Ijaw people.
He stated that his goal as a leader in Bayelsa is to unite every party member, describing himself as a team player.
“Bayelsa State and the Federal Government have a lot of work to do together if we align with them because they love the Izon people so much.
Anyone telling you otherwise is for his own selfish agenda, so don’t let anyone deceive you. Many people were concerned that the APC might have divided into factions.
Source: Channels TV
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