Bayelsa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Michael Magbaisa has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the newly registered, Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
Hon Magbisa on Wednesday in Yenagoa alongside over 5000 of his supporters joined the NDC in a carnival-like event that drew the attention of political pundits and the media in the oil-rich South South state.
Acknowledging the bold step taken by the Bayelsa commissioner, the National Leader of the NDC and former governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson commended the commissioner for the “confidence”he has in the new party.
In a statement he issued in Abuja and shared on his social media handles, Sen Dickson noted that several important politicians were already simultenaously decamping into the NDC across all the states in Nigeria.
He said: “Today, I was informed of the massive decampings in Bayelsa State, particularly that of the Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Michael Magbisa, who resigned from the APC and decamped to the NDC with over 5,000 supporters. He was received by the State Chairman, Hon. Dauprebo Ikuromo, and members of the State Executive.”
“I commend Hon. Magbisa for his confidence in the vision of the NDC, and I thank the State Chairman and his team for the commendable work they are doing. I also thank the good people of Bayelsa State, and indeed all Nigerians, for their growing confidence in the NDC.
“Within this short period, the NDC is already proving itself to be a major political force to reckon with. What is happening in Bayelsa is also taking place in all states of the Federation, and before the elections early next year, the NDC will be well positioned to compete for all elective offices in the country.”
“Earlier in the day, I received a number of dignitaries from all over the country. Aside from the different political leaders who came to have discussions with me, and which must remain private, I also met with the National Vice Chairman (North-Central), Chief Barnabas Ejisi, who led a delegation of NDC State Chairmen from the North-Central zone following their zonal consultative meeting.”
NDC has continued to wax strong after it recently held its maiden National Executive Committee (NEC) in Abuja where all the leadership of the party from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were in attendance.