We Tried To Save PDP, Says Diri At Formal Defection To APC *He’s New Party Leader In The State – Shettima, Yilwatda
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Monday, disclosed why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC), saying he did his best to salvage his former party.
Speaking during his formal defection and reception ceremony in Yenagoa, Senator Diri said the PDP had been hijacked by undertakers bent on destroying the party and that he had no choice than to join the ruling party in order the protect the political future of members and his followers in the state.
He also stated that President Bola Tinubu’s expressed love for development of the state and the Ijaw nation through developmental initiatives, including the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, the second phase of the Nembe-Brass road and also a N4bn tax waiver gran...