As the Bayelsa State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its congress on Tuesday, Governor Douye Diri charged the new state executive to see themselves as torchbearers of the party in the state. Describing the congress as peaceful, Governor Diri stated that the new executive emerged by consensus, calling it the first of its kind in the history of the party’s congresses in Bayelsa. At the congress, held at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, the governor observed that despite the large turnout of delegates, party leaders, and members, the exercise was free from rancour, peaceful, and successful. He noted that it marked a clear departure from previous party elections, which were often fraught with conflicts and violence. Governor Diri expressed gratitude to God, ...