Bayelsa Central Senator Konbowei Defects To APC

Senator Benson Konbowei representing Bayelsa Central of Bayelsa State, connected Thursday, formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

His defection was officially announced during plenary by Senate President Godswill Akpabio done a ceremonial missive submitted by the lawmaker.

Senator Konbowei, a founding subordinate of the PDP since 1998, attributed his determination discontinue the enactment to long-standing interior divisions and a protracted enactment situation wrong the party, which helium said has rendered it incapable of functioning arsenic a viable governmental platform.

He, therefore, said that helium decided to tow the enactment of the Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri, beryllium defecting to the APC.

LEADERSHIP reports that Governor Diri and immoderate members of the State House of Assembly announced their defection from PDP connected Wednesday.

“Considering the unpleasant circumstances and the crisis-torn concern successful the Peoples Democratic Party, I person resolved to articulation the politician of my state, His Excellency Senator Douye Diri, successful resigning my rank of the party,” helium stated successful his letter.

According to him, wide consultations with household members, governmental allies, and nationalist stakeholders informed his determination to dump the PDP, which helium said has mislaid its founding absorption and quality to triumph adjacent grassroots elections.

“I person mislaid anticipation successful the capableness of my enactment to play the relation of a governmental enactment that is susceptible of winning councillorship elections successful Nigeria,” helium said.

The Senator recalled the bequest of precocious PDP founding fathers similar Alex Ekwueme and Solomon Lar, lamenting the authorities of the enactment they helped to build.

“Oh Alex Ekwueme, ohio Solomon Lar of blessed memory, the governmental enactment you some built, which held lofty promises for Nigerians, has fallen into the incorrect hands… The PDP has go characterised by eternal powerfulness struggles, irreconcilable conflicts, and is, astatine the moment, successful full disarray,” helium said.

With the 2027 wide predetermination approaching, Konbowei added that nary superior person would hold endlessly for the PDP to resoluteness its interior wrangling.

“Accordingly, it has near maine with nary enactment but to resign from that enactment you each built. So, I hereby resign my rank of the Peoples Democratic Party and state my full loyalty, support, and question to the All Progressives Congress (APC),” helium said.

In his response, Senate President Akpabio welcomed Senator Konbowei to the APC caucus successful the Senate and expressed assurance that his beingness would further fortify the ruling party’s legislative agenda.

“We invited Senator Benson Konbowei to the APC family. Your determination is simply a bold 1 and we judge your acquisition and committedness volition adhd worth to the enactment we are doing present successful the Senate,” Akpabio said.