About 1,000 youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the December 5 governorship election.

It was gathered that the defectors were received by Governor Seriake Dickson at the Banquet Hall of the Government House at the weekend.

Dickson told the youth that they were the future of the state and the Ijaw nation.

The governor urged them to defend their votes in the election.

Credit: NationOnline