Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Adolphus Wabara, has declared that Bayelsa State not has a respectable governor following Governor Douye Diri’s resignation from the get together.
Wabara made the assertion whereas reacting to Diri’s latest determination to give up the PDP and his declare of getting no political affiliation at current.
The former Senate President stated the governor’s motion violated the Nigerian Constitution, stressing that Diri had forfeited the mandate given to him by means of the PDP.
He described the transfer as “unconstitutional” and insisted that the governor might not stay in workplace after abandoning the political platform that secured his election.
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According to him, the Nigerian Constitution doesn’t presently recognise impartial candidacy, and as such, any elected official who leaves the get together that produced him also needs to vacate the workplace.
Wabara stated, “There is no government in Bayelsa State. There’s no democracy in Bayelsa State. Our constitution does not accommodate independent candidacy.
“For the Government to dump the party that brought him to power and claim that he is ‘partyless’ is unconstitutional. Staying alone without a platform is an impeachable offence.”
He additional maintained that Diri’s resignation had successfully rendered the Bayelsa authorities illegitimate, urging related authorities to take applicable motion in keeping with constitutional provisions.
