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Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri Announces Defection, Keeps New Party Secret


Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri Announces Defection, Keeps New Party Secret
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Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has announced his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but declined to reveal which political party he would be joining.

Governor Diri made the announcement on Wednesday during a meeting at the Executive Council Chamber of the Bayelsa State Government House in Yenagoa.

His defection was backed by 23 members of the State House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, signalling a significant political realignment in the state.

The development comes barely 24 hours after Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah also defected from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), suggesting a widening trend of defections among opposition governors.

 

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