{"id":123541,"date":"2025-11-04T02:03:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123541"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:03:36","slug":"bayelsa-dep-gov-faces-impeachment-for-failing-to-follow-gov-diri-to-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/bayelsa-dep-gov-faces-impeachment-for-failing-to-follow-gov-diri-to-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa Dep Gov Faces Impeachment for Failing to Follow Gov Diri to APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Oscar Okhifo,l<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A major political crisis has erupted in Bayelsa State as the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo faces an impeachment plot after refusing to join Governor Douye Diri in defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Governor Diri is expected to publicly declare for the ruling APC today, alongside a large number of state lawmakers who have already switched allegiance.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, the Deputy Governor has chosen to remain in the PDP, a decision that has angered members of the State House of Assembly now aligned with the governor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Lawmakers are reportedly moving to remove Ewhrudjakpo over what they describe as \u201closs of political harmony necessary for governance.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In response, Ewhrudjakpo has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to halt the proceedings.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He is asking the court to restrain the Assembly and other government organs from initiating any impeachment action, stressing that refusing to abandon his political party is not a constitutional offence.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Observers note that it is a common trend in Nigerian politics for governors to move against deputies who do not \u201cplay ball.\u201d Even when courts intervene to halt harassment or impeachment, state assemblies, which are often aligned with the governor, sometimes proceed regardless.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0This has prompted criticism that the country\u2019s version of democracy allows for the abuse of political power.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Political analysts describe today\u2019s defection by Governor Diri as a major realignment in the state\u2019s power structure, potentially altering Bayelsa politics ahead of future elections.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0While Governor Diri has defended his decision as being in the best interest of the state and \u201ca step for growth and peace,\u201d party loyalists accuse him of betrayal and placing personal ambitions above party stability.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As the legal battle unfolds, tensions continue to rise within Government House, leaving Bayelsa residents anxious about a looming showdown between the state\u2019s two highest officeholders.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo,l A major political crisis has erupted in Bayelsa State as the Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo faces an impeachment plot after refusing to join Governor Douye Diri in&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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