Governor Douye Diri, the incumbent governor of Bayelsa state has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
According to information gathered by Arise TV, the governor exited the PDP and joined the ruling APC alongside 23 members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.
This very shocking development comes less than 24 hours after the Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah formally announced his defection to the APC in a televised broadcast on Tuesday.
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Although details of the move remain quite sketchy, it was gathered that governor Douye Diri and the lawmakers are reportedly preparing to formally announce their defection to the APC in the coming days.
In recent weeks, the PDP has seen several of its federal and state lawmakers recently dumped opposition parties for the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
More details to follow shortly…
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