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Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, will officially join the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, TheCable understands.

Sources informed TheCable that President Bola Tinubu, APC governors, and members of the party’s national working committee (NWC) will receive Diri into the ruling party.

Sources familiar with the backroom manoeuvring said Diri, who resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on October 15, has been engaged in discreet negotiations with APC figures to finalise his defection plan.

A party source said the delay in Diri’s formal defection was to ensure the “seamless integration of the PDP bloc into the APC’s Bayelsa structure” and to “prevent internal friction” ahead of the 2027 elections.

The defection is one of the most significant political realignments in the south-south since 2023, signalling APC’s renewed push to expand its base in the oil-rich zone hitherto dominated by the PDP.

In recent months, the PDP has been hit by a wave of high-profile defections, including several lawmakers in the national assembly, weakening its influence.

The exodus has not been limited to the national assembly. This year alone, the PDP has lost at least four sitting governors — Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta), Umo Eno (Akwa Ibom), Peter Mbah (Enugu) and Diri (Bayelsa).

The gale of departures has cut the party’s governorship count to eight, amid growing speculation that Agbu Kefas, governor of Taraba, will be the next to cross over to the APC.

gbaskiboy:
APC has taken over all the political landscape in Nigeria. The truth of the matter is power remains in the hand of electorates not the politicians. Let's see how 2027 elections will turn to be I know it will be sour or sweet for some defectors

fergie001:
https://www.thecable.ng/sources-bayelsa-governor-douye-diri-to-join-apc-on-monday/

Hemanwel:
This is more than being serious

fergie001:
https://www.thecable.ng/sources-bayelsa-governor-douye-diri-to-join-apc-on-monday/

Tareq1105:
The issue is, there's something that we electorates are not seeing bcoz I understand that Gov Kefas of Taraba state is always in the bag too.

zero8zero:
APC will collect four more Governors and then rest. After 2027, collect the rest.
If you don't know, just know that Jagaban no be anybody's mate.
Those ipob always saying "we SS/SE", can you see how Jagaban is collecting both SS & SE and nothing you can do than to only wail on social media

Shawarmagirl:
Wike in hot tears right now. Even if Wike decamp officially to APC, he will have no say to those PDP governor who decamp before him.

Metordman:
Abeg this political prostitution doesnt move anyone. It all boils down to selfishness, self interest and greed. Come 2027, Nigerians are to decide not greedy political wolves. Apc lost lagos state under sanwo olumides watch. Mtcheweee