The lawmaker representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Dickson announced his decision during a press conference held at his residence in Abuja, where he said the opposition party that once dominated Nigeria’s political landscape had deteriorated significantly.
Addressing journalists, the former governor expressed sadness over what he described as the declining state of the PDP. He noted that the party, which once brought hope and excitement to his people, had become gravely weakened.
According to him, the situation compelled him to chart a new political path by joining the Nigeria Democratic Congress, a newly registered political party recently approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Dickson’s defection comes amid growing concerns over internal divisions within the PDP and a wave of defections by party members to other political platforms ahead of the next general elections in Nigeria.