Resignation from PDP: Diri has lost legitimacy to continue in office as gov – BoT chair

By Steve Oko

The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of the main absorption Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has queried the legitimacy of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, to proceed successful bureau arsenic the Governor, having dumped the enactment that brought him to power, and claiming to beryllium ‘partyless'”.

Wabara who was reacting to the Governor’s caller resignation from the PDP, and claiming to beryllium without immoderate enactment astatine the moment, said the enactment of the Governor was astatine variance with the Constitution of Nigeria.

The erstwhile Senate President who described the enactment of the Governor arsenic unconstitutional, said Diri had disqualified himself from continuing successful bureau having near the enactment whose mandate helium is holding successful trust.

Senator Wabara argued that the Nigeria Constitution, had nary proviso for autarkic candidacy astatine the moment, hence immoderate elected person “who dumps the level that brought him should besides relinquish the bureau helium occupies”.

According to the erstwhile Senate President, Bayelsa astatine the moment, has nary morganatic Governor. He said: “There is nary Government successful Bayelsa State. There’s nary ideology successful Bayelsa State. Our constitution does not accommodate autarkic candidacy.

“For the Government to dump the enactment that brought him to powerfulness and assertion that helium is ‘partyless’, is unconstitutional.  Staying unsocial without a level is an impeachable offense.”

The erstwhile Senate President expressed bitterness implicit the disdain and deficiency of respect for the Constitution by politicians successful the country.

“What benignant of ideology are we practising? Nigeria is genuinely a spot of experiment. How tin Diri proceed to spot himself arsenic the Governor of Bayelsa State erstwhile helium has nary platform? Our constitution does not yet recognise independent candidacy. 

” For him to person near the PDP and not state for immoderate different party, means that helium is nary longer the Governor of Bayelsa State “, Wabara said.

The PDP BoT Chairman expressed assurance that the PDP would rebounce earlier 2027 wide election, saying that precise soon those who near the enactment volition statesman to travel back.

He urged PDP members to stay resolute successful their enactment for the party, assuring that PDP remains Nigeria’s lone credible alternate to bully governance.

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