Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was formally received into the APC on Monday

Vice President Kashim Shettima received Mr Diri into the APC at a rally in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Monday.

Present at the rally were the governors of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno; Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa; the Governor of Ondo State, Orimisan Aiyedatiwa; Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and a former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole.

The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, was among the dignitaries at the event.

Speaking at the welcome ceremony in Yenagoa, Governor Diri said his defection is not a "Bayel...