Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, led by Governor Douye Diri, have thrown their support behind President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign.
The endorsement came during a special stakeholders meeting organized by Governor Diri at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall in Yenagoa. At the event, Senator representing Bayelsa Central, Dr. Konbowei Benson, proposed the motion of support, which was seconded by former House of Assembly Speaker and ex-deputy governor, Peremobowei Ebebi.
Chairman of the new caretaker committee of the party, Dr. Dennis Otiotio, Senator representing Bayelsa East, Chief Benson Agadaga, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Sam Ogbuku, Managing Director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Prince Ebitimi Amgbare, as well as the ex-officio member (South South) of the APC National Working Committee, Hon. Godbless Diriware, were among stakeholders at the well-attended meeting .
It was the first expanded meeting convened by the governor since becoming a member and leader of the party in the state in October 2025.
In a statement by the chief press secretary, Daniel Alabrah, Governor Diri expressed delight that the Bayelsa APC as one big family has resolved to work together to deliver President Tinubu for another term.
He underscored the need for the members to imbibe the spirit of forgiveness, humility and rise above politics of bitterness and divisive tendencies for the sake of peace, development and progress of the state.
Diri also urged the members to play by the rules and engage in politics of consultation, stating that those interested in political offices in the next election should shelve their ambitions for now.
He said: “Here we are today in a very big family of the APC. Let me use this opportunity to appreciate the old members of the party for the reception accorded me and other Peoples Democratic Party members who crossed over. It was a welcome like no other.
“Political parties are vehicles for development. Let us truly be progressives. Whatever positions you want to contest for, whether governorship, House of Assembly or National Assembly, please put it on hold for now. Power comes from God. What should be uppermost is that we are all gathered here to make sure that President Tinubu returns for a second term.”
In a brief remark, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri expressed joy to be part of the meeting and acknowledged that the Bayelsa APC now had one united and indivisible objective to wholly deliver the party for all elective offices in 2027.
Also, the APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dennis Otiotio, commended Governor Diri for uniting all facets of the party’s political leadership in the state, which he noted had been fragmented for over a decade.