Three Lawmakers, Top PDP Leaders Reject Gov. Diri’s Move to APC

By mcebisco On Nov 1, 2025

Three members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and the leaders of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have insisted that they would not join Governor Douye Diri in defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Naija News learnt that the three lawmakers are Godbless Oyinke, Ted Elemeforo, and Wisdom Fafi.

In an interview with Punch, the State Publicity Secretary, Ebiye Ogoli, said there was no reason to leave the PDP with Diri, stating that the party’s leadership remained strong.

Ogoli explained that the leadership decided not to defect with Diri because he is in his second term and will not be contesting for the governorship position again.

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He said, “We are not defecting with the governor. We stand by our last statement. The governor did not compel anyone to move with him. Before we took the decision, we considered the fact that the governor is not contesting again and, therefore, there was no reason to move with him.

“The party remains strong. It is not true that we want to defect with him.”

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Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has dragged the state House of Assembly, its Speaker, Abraham Ingobere, the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Matilda Ayemieye, the Bayelsa State Attorney-General, Biriyai Dambo (SAN), the Inspector-General of Police, and the Director-General of the Department of State Services before a Federal High Court in Abuja to avert a reported impeachment plot.

Ewhrudjakpo, who has remained in the PDP, stated that there was a plot by the lawmakers to impeach him because he did not resign his party membership with the governor.