Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor announced his resignation on Wednesday during a briefing at the Executive Council Chamber of the Bayelsa State Government House.
It was also gathered that the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abraham Ngobere, alongside 18 PDP lawmakers, also tendered their resignation from the opposition party.
Governor Diri’s decision comes barely 24 hours after Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
As of press time, Diri has yet to disclose his next political move.
With this latest defection, the PDP’s control at the state level has further weakened, leaving the party with eight governors across the federation.
The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, confirmed the development in a post on his verified social media account.
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