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Bayelsa Stakeholders Urge Governor Diri to Dump PDP for APC

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A pressure group in Bayelsa State, Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders Forum (CBSF), has advised Governor Douye Diri to consider defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group's leader, Mr. Wisdom Ikuli, argued that the move would be in the best interest of Bayelsa State and that many PDP figures allegedly conspired against the state in the 2015 presidential election. Ikuli stated that the group is non-partisan and includes members from various political backgrounds, including non-indigenes.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Concerned Bayelsa Stakeholders Forum (CBSF) advised Governor Douye Diri to consider defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
  • The group's leader, Mr. Wisdom Ikuli, argued that the move would be in the best interest of Bayelsa State and that many PDP figures allegedly conspired against the state in the 2015 presidential election.
  • Ikuli stated that the group is non-partisan and includes members from various political backgrounds, including non-indigenes.
  • The CBSF plans to begin daily street rallies in Yenagoa to urge Diri to consider defection to the APC.
  • Ikuli emphasized that Bayelsa's Ijaw people are marginalized due to their lack of alignment with the ruling party, despite contributing over 65% of Nigeria's oil wealth.
  • The group highlighted the importance of aligning with the federal government, citing President Bola Tinubu's appointments of Ijaw sons and daughters to key positions.
  • Ikuli thanked President Tinubu for approving the federal takeover of the Nembe-Brass Road Second Phase and urged Governor Diri to consider joining Southern APC governors.
  • The CBSF sees aligning with the federal government as crucial for realizing the Agge Seaport project, which would boost the economy and ensure prosperity.

Statistics:

  • Bayelsa State is the only PDP state in the South South.
  • Over 65% of Nigeria's oil wealth comes from the Ijaw people.
  • President Bola Tinubu has appointed several Ijaw sons and daughters to key positions, including Senator Heineken Lokpobiri as Oil Minister and Chief Samuel Ogbuku as NDDC Managing Director.

Sources:

  • (NAN)

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