This followed his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP on October 15, 2025.
Diri, at a colour ceremony held at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, was received into the APC fold by the partys national chairman, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, alongside Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, APC governors led by Hope Uzodinma of Imo, and other party chieftains from across the federation.