Ahead of his formal reception into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, 3 November, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has said his decision to quit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in the interest of the state.
This was contained in a press statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson to Mr Diri, Daniel Alabrah.
Governor Diri, who spoke on Sunday during the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day at the Ecumenical Centre in Igbogene, Yenagoa, said someone had to take the decision and that he took it on behalf of Bayelsans.
It was the first time he spoke publicly on the issue after he resigned from the PDP on 15 October.
Governor Diri explained that some persons might not understand his decision to join the ruling part
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