Veteran Nollywood actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri’s office vacant following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), argued that Diri automatically lost his position as governor since he no longer belongs to any political party, citing Section 177(c) of the 1999 Constitution, which states that elected officials must be members of a political party.
Recall that Governor Diri recently announced his resignation from the PDP during a cabinet meeting held at the Government House in Yenagoa.
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