APC Chieftain Defends Diri’s Defection, Calls For Issue-Based Politics

A former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State, Festus Daumiebi Sunday, has defended Governor Douye Diri’s decision to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC, saying the move should not be treated as a permanent offence against those who supported his emergence as governor.
Sunday said political leaders should be allowed to make decisions based on their convictions and changing political circumstances without being subjected to personal attacks by former allies.
He made the position in a statement on Saturday while reacting to recent criticisms of Diri by the Bayelsa PDP chairman, George Turnah.
Diri resigned from the PDP on Octobe...