The Senate has officially announced the defection of Senator Benson Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
This was disclosed during plenary, just 24 hours after the state governor, Douye Diri, resigned from PDP.
While the Senate President was reading Senator Konbowei’s letter of defection during plenary, his Bayelsa West counterpart, Senator Seriake Dickson, who had earlier vowed not to shift allegiance, reportedly walked out of the chamber.
With this latest development, APC now commands a clear majority in the Senate, with a total of seventy-four senators.
DAILY POST reports that Governor Diri announced his resignation on Wednesday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Bayelsa State Government House.
“After extensive consultations, today, October 15, 2025, I wish to notify you that, in keeping with the extant protocols, I, Governor Douye Diri, do hereby resign my membership of the Peoples Democratic Party,” he announced.
