{"id":1532,"date":"2025-10-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2025-10-16T22:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:13:55","slug":"bayelsa-gov-douye-diri-dumps-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1532","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa Gov Douye Diri dumps PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diri, who announced this on Wednesday at the exco chamber in the Bayelsa State Government House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said his decision was for an obvious reason, but did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter extensive consultations, today, October 15, 2025, I wish to notify you that, in keeping with the extant protocols, I, Governor Douye Diri, do hereby resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party,\u201d he announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, was absent, but the governor said all those not present at the meeting were on official assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also stated that the chairmen of all the local government areas will move with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His decision was backed by 23 members of the House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, &nbsp;Abraham Ngobere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting was attended by 10 members of the House of Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 24-member House of Assembly has 20 PDP lawmakers, three All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers, and one member from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Speaker said the PDP does not have the ability to present a presidential candidate and win the 2027 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diri\u2019s defection came 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mbah officially dumped the PDP for the APC on Tuesday during a state-wide broadcast to the people of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the move was driven by the need to better serve the interests of the people of the state, and not a betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not a betrayal; it is also not abandoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is more about thinking I was entrusted with the people\u2019s mandate by the people, and it is also a cost on me carrying that same mandate on a platform that will best serve the people,\u201d the governor told\u00a0journalists shortly after\u00a0announcing his defection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two governors\u2019 defection came months after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, and\u00a0Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno,\u00a0moved to the ruling party with all their officials and appointees earlier in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the PDP said it was disappointed by the defection of the Enugu governor to the APC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It urged serving governors in the PDP to continue to recognise their role as leaders in the opposition party entrusted with political power by the people who voted for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe PDP is utterly disappointed by those actions, having regard to what we know behind the scene. But having said that, people have a right to decide what they want to do; the consequences can follow,\u201d the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, said on Channels Television\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Morning Brief<\/em>\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ologunagba also said that the PDP was aware of moles undermining the party\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He, however, assured that the PDP national convention scheduled to be held in Ibadan, Oyo State, in November would help rejuvenate the party from its foundation and reposition it for future elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are some people from within our fold that continue the undermine the party and its progress. We recognise that, but we are dealing with that,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But President Bola Tinubu said the APC would not close its doors to members of the opposition parties who chose to join the ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said he would neither bother about the crisis in the opposition parties nor help them fix the problems, adding that it was a\u00a0pleasure to see opposition parties in disarray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPolitical parties fearful of members leaving may be better served by examining their internal processes and affairs rather than fearfully conjuring up demons that do not exist,\u201d Tinubu said while addressing the joint session of the National Assembly in commemoration of Democracy Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor me, I will not say, \u2018Try your best to put your house in order. I will not help you to do so either.\u2019 It is indeed a pleasure to witness you in such disarray,\u201d the President added amid cheers from supporters and federal lawmakers on the platform of the APC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When formally received by the leadership of the APC, Diri\u2019s defection will reduce the number of PDP governors in the South-East and South-South to one \u2014 Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State \u2014 and eight nationwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/10\/15\/breaking-bayelsa-gov-douye-diri-dumps-pdp\/\">(Channels)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. He said his decision was for an obvious reason, but did not state the reason or the political party to which he will be moving. 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