EFCC probe forced Governor Diri’s defection to APC, he doesn’t love Tinubu — PDP claims
Nigerianewslite The Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State has alleged that Governor Douye Diri defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress to escape an impending investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission into his administration’s financial transactions. The opposition party also criticised Diri’s administration over what it described as the collapse of healthcare facilities across the state, accusing the government of failing to provide essential drugs, doctors and nurses, particularly in rural communities. The Bayelsa PDP chairman, Turnah, made the allegations during a joint meeting of the party’s expanded state caucus and its 100th State Executive Committee meeting in Yenagoa. Speaking on the governor’s defection, Turnah claimed that Diri’s decision to join the APC was motivated by fears of an EFCC investigation rather than support for President Bola Tinubu or the ruling party. “The governor defected to the APC not because he loves President Tinubu or the...
