Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
His Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, confirmed the governor’s exit.
Diri, who announced this on Wednesday at the exco chamber in the Bayelsa State Government House, did not state the political party that he will be moving to.
The governor said he left the opposition party for “very obvious reasons”.
“Today, I have formally resigned my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party for very obvious reasons
Powered by VidCrunch
Eradiri welcomes Diri’s planned defection to APC
Gas turbines: Diri assures on 24 hour power as Bayelsa celebrates 29 years of statehood
Otti, Fintiri, Diri, Abiodun, Mutfwang, others get Federal Govt’s tech awards
“I am grateful to all my friends and supporters who have stood by us and with us, and I want to thank all of you. Together, we will continue to build a strong, virile Bayelsa state and a strong and virile country by extension.”
READ ALSO: CBN, finance ministry present Nigeria’s economic progress at G24 meetings
His decision was backed by 23 members of the House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Rt Hon Abraham Ngobere.
Diri’s defection came 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
As of the time of filing this report, Governor Diri has not yet declared his next move.
The PDP had already lost three governors to the APC this year, and with this development, the opposition party is left with eight governors.
Details shortly…
