Considering the unpleasant circumstances of the Peoples Democratic Party, of which I have been a member since 1998, and after consultation with my family, associates, and political leaders, have resolved to join the Governor of Bayelsa State, HE Senator Douye Diri, to resign my membership of the Party.

In coming to this decision, I have taken a deep look at the protracted leadership crisis and the division that have resulted from the competition for power within the PDP, especially at the national level. I have lost hope in the capacity of the PDP to play the role of a political party.

While I remained a member of the PDP, I contributed to the growth of the Party, held public positions on its platform, and received love and support of its members and leaders. But over time it has degenerated into an arena of multiple and longstanding court cases.

O Alex Ekwuemel O Solomon Larl The political party you built, which held lofty promise for Nigerians, has fallen into wrong hands. Lacking the principled leadership of those founders, the PDP has become characterised by internal power struggles, irreconcilable conflict and disarray. And there is no one to resolve these problems.

I am therefore left with no option but to resign my membership of the PDP and move to the All Progressives Congress. I am grateful to the Uncommon Transformer and President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, who has providad unconmon love, kindness and leadership in the Senate.