Bayelsa State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen have entered a public dispute over whether Governor Douye Diri is backing President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in the 2027 presidential election.
Bayelsa, a key oil‑producing state in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, has traditionally been a PDP stronghold, while the APC holds the federal government under President Tinubu, who was first elected in 2023 and is now seeking re‑election.
The PDP chairman asserted that Governor Diri, a member of the PDP, has signalled support for Tinubu’s 2027 campaign, a claim that the APC chairman promptly rejected, insisting that Diri remains aligned with his own party and has not endorsed the incumbent president.
Both party leaders have aired their positions through party meetings and statements to the media, each accusing the other of misrepresenting the governor’s political stance ahead of the upcoming national election.
The clash underscores the heightened political tensions in Bayelsa as the state’s leaders navigate party loyalties and the broader contest for Nigeria’s 2027 presidential race.
<small>Source: Punch Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>