BREAKING: Gov. Diri Finally Dumps PDP Ahead Of 2027 Polls

 

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has officially resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of 2027 general polls.

This is coming less than 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Governor Peter Mbah, also announced his defcection from the major opposition party in the country to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The development is expected to put an end to months of speculation about the governor’s move to dump the party which had made him the Commissioner under former President Goodluck Jonathan, as well as elected as House of Reps and Senator before becoming the governor of the oil rich state.

Diri, in a post by his spokesman, Daniel Alabrah, however, silence on his next destination either to join APC or the African Democratic Party (ADC).

The governor also did not give details on why he resigned from PDP.

Also, all the PDP members in the State House of Assembly, Commissioners in the State Executive Council have all resigned their membership of the party in what appeared as solidarity with the governor.