The lawmaker representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Senator Seriake Dickson, has joined the newly registered Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Dickson revealed this at a world press conference held on Thursday at his residence in Abuja, where he said the opposition party that once dominated Nigeria’s political landscape had deteriorated significantly.
The former Governor of Bayelsa State expressed sadness over what he described as the declining state of the PDP, noting that the party, which once brought hope and excitement to his people, had become gravely ill.
“The PDP is sick and presently in the ICU,” he lamented.
The senator also accused some PDP governors of undermining the party’s strength by aligning with the ruling All Progressives Congress, a development he said had worsened the party’s internal crisis and weakened its position as a viable opposition platform.