Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)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.
His decision was backed by 23 members of the House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, who also announced their exit from the party.
Diri’s defection came 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The development, which caught many by surprise, was made public by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
“Gov. Douye Diri resigns from PDP alongside 23 members of the House of Assembly”, Alabrah posted.