Politics

Diri join APC, says realignment is to attract devt

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party on Monday.

He was received into the ruling party by Kashim Shettima, the Vice-President, at a rally in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

The event drew a large crowd of supporters and top political figures across the south-south region.