Gov Diri lost legitimacy to continue in office when he dumped PDP– Adolphus Wabara

The Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adolphus Wabara, has said that Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has lost legitimacy to continue in office as governor following his resignation from the party.

Wabara stated this in reaction to Diri’s recent resignation from the PDP, and claiming to be without any party at the moment.

The former Senate President stated that the action of the Governor was at variance with the Constitution of Nigeria.

He described the action as unconstitutional, and said Diri had disqualified himself from continuing in office having left the party whose mandate he is holding in trust.

According to him, the Nigerian Constitution had no provision for independent candidacy at the moment, hence any elected leader who dumps the platform that brought him should also relinquish the office he occupies.

Wabara maintained that Bayelsa, at the moment, has no legitimate Governor. “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 offense,” he said.