By Bayo Wahab
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Social gathering (PDP).
Diri introduced this on Wednesday on the exco chamber within the Bayelsa State Authorities Home.
Vanguard correspondent in Bayelsa studies that the Speaker of the Bayelsa State Home of Meeting, Rt Hon Abraham Ngobere, together with 18 PDP lawmakers, additionally tendered their resignation from the opposition celebration.
Governor Diri’s exit from the PDP comes 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
As of the time of submitting this report, Governor Diri has not but declared his subsequent transfer.
Confirming the event in a press release, the Chief Press Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Alabrah, stated Diri determined to depart the PDP after ‘in depth session.’
The assertion learn, “Immediately, I want to tackle a matter that has been the topic of hypothesis and debate throughout celebration traces in Bayelsa State and past. We allowed the speculations. However whereas it lasted, we have been additionally doing our session.
“After in depth session, immediately the fifteenth day of October 2025, I want to formally notify you that in line with the extant protocols, I Governor Douye Diri, do hereby resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering.
“I’m not resigning alone, as you’ll be able to see. I’m right here with Mr Speaker, Deputy Speaker and all of the members of our celebration (within the Meeting) who’re with me on this.
“So, immediately, I’ve formally resigned from the PDP for very apparent causes.”
The PDP had already misplaced three governors to the APC this 12 months, and with this improvement, the opposition celebration is left with eight governors.
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