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Nollywood veteran Kenneth Okonkwo has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare the office of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, vacant from defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The ADC chieftain argued that Diri has effectively vacated his office after his resignation from the PDP.
DAILY POST recalls that Diri on Wednesday, announced his resignation from the PDP during a cabinet meeting at the government house in Yenagoa.
Reacting in a statement on Thursday, the lawyer cited section 177(c) of the 1999 Constitution, which mandates that every elected government official must belong to a political party.
According to him, 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.
Declare Gov Diri’s office vacant for resigning from PDP – Kenneth Okonkwo to INEC
