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Kenneth Okonkwo, former chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), says Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, has effectively vacated his office following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
On Wednesday, Diri announced his resignation from the PDP during a cabinet meeting at the government house in Yenagoa, without stating which party he would be pitching tent with next.
In a statement on Thursday Okonkwo cited section 177(c) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandates that every elected government official must belong to a political party.
He argued that since Diri is currently not a member of any party, he has lost his seat as governor.
“Gov Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has just vacated his seat as the Governor of Bayelsa State by resigning from the PDP and not belonging to any party,” he wrote.
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