- The Bayless state chapter of the PDP suffered a grave loss a few weeks before the November gubernatorial election
- Major members of Governor Douye Diri’s camp and other members of the Labour Party decamped to the opposition party in the state, the APC
- The defectors declared their support to the APC candidate, Timipre Sylva and noted that their decision was backed by the resolve to rescue the state from doom under the PDP
Yenagoa, Bayelsa state – Ahead of the Saturday, November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa state, about fifty thousand (50,000) leaders, aides to Governor Douye Diri and members of other political parties have decamped to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
In a statement made available to Legit.ng on Thursday, September 29, some of the decampees are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), among others.
