Senator Seriake Dickson, former Governor of Bayelsa State, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to a newly registered political platform, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), describing the move as a step toward building a credible opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The former governor announced his defection on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja, where the NDC was formally unveiled to the public.
At the event, the Protem Chairman of the party, Senator Cleopas Moses Zuwogeh, presented Dickson with the membership card numbered 001 and handed over the party’s flag, symbol and authority to him.
Zuwogeh presented Dickson with the membership card numbered 001 and handed over the party’s flag, symbol and authority to him.
Addressing journalists, Dickson criticised the current state of the PDP, likening the party to a patient in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and said the time had come for him to chart a new political course.