Ijaw Leader Urges Diri and Fubara to Dump PDP for APC to Boost South-South Development

Joseph Ambakederimo, a prominent Ijaw leader, has called on Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to accelerate development in the South-South region.

Speaking on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Ambakederimo criticized the PDP for no longer representing the Ijaw people’s interests or effectively addressing regional infrastructural challenges.

He argued that only alignment with the APC, the party at the centre of power, can unlock meaningful economic and infrastructural progress for Bayelsa and the broader South-South.

“Politics is a game of interest. Governor Diri should dump the PDP and join the APC because the Ijaw people no longer have a stake under the umbrella,” Ambakederimo said, emphasizing that Bayelsa, as the only homogeneous Ijaw state, must have a seat at the national decision-making table.

He praised Governor Diri’s developmental mindset and stressed that any defection would be for the collective good of the Ijaw people, not personal gain.