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The Digest:

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has publicly explained his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress, stating the move was made in the state's best interest. This leaves Rivers State's Siminalayi Fubara as the only remaining PDP governor in the South-South geopolitical zone, marking a dramatic political realignment.

Key Digest:
  • Governor Diri will be formally received into the APC on Monday, November 3.
  • He announced his decision during the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day in Yenagoa.
  • Diri stated he took the decision "on behalf of the state" for its best interest.
  • The defection leaves Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers as the sole PDP governor in the South-South.
  • The governor emphasized that politics should be for development, not division.
  • Minister Heineken Lokpobiri described the defection as "timely" for development.
  • NDDC MD Samuel Ogbuku called Diri a "godsend" to the state.
The political shift underscores the continuing realignment of Nigerian politics and the pragmatic calculations behind party affiliations in the quest for development and federal access.

Sources: Premium Times