Festus Daumiebi Commends Governor Douye Diri For Dumping PDP

 

A  Chieftain Of All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State , Barrister  Festus Daumiebi Sunday has commended Governor Douye Diri,  for  dumping  People’s Democratic Party. 

Speaking to journalist on Thursday in Yenagoa,  Festus who was  an APC  Gubernatorial Aspirant in 2023, said the Governor's decision was one of the best thing that have happened to the state.

He describes the step  as a bold one , forward-looking and rooted in transgenerational thinking. 

The APC chieftain stated further that political parties are vehicles for election adding  that the pronouncement defines the Governor as a statesman with clear understanding of the political weather in the country. 

 

He opened that  coming to the All Progressives Congress will be home coming for the Governor and his team maintaining that he, alongside other leaders of the party will stand resolute to welcome them. 

The APC chieftain also disclosed that the Governor and his team joining the APC will carry significant weight in shaping the fortunes of Bayelsa State.

For those who choose to remain in the People Democratic Party and play opposition,  he  said it is their constitutional rights as plurality of choice is the hallmark of democracy. 

He condemned the attacks on the Governor who only exercised his fundamental Right to Freedom of association, 

He said:"  Governor Douye Diri, coming to APC, will help the State to connect the Federal and further deepen the vision of the prosperity administration. 

"The Governor is a peaceful, accommodating and bipartisan leader who has been governing the state in an all inclusive manner. I  urge all Bayelsans to respect his inalienable right of freedom of association.  

"The state's interest must take precedence over personal interests. I therefore  appeal to all Bayelsans not to relent in their support for  Governor Diri. 

"Political parties are not secret societies where membership cannot be denounced.  I call on political leaders to respect the personal decisions of others."