Peter Obi’s Campaign Coordinator, Alagoa Morris Dumps Labour Party For PDP

Alagoa Morris, the Bayelsa Coordinator of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Morris announced his defection on Thursday in Yenagoa, saying that he has decided to support the incumbent governor, Douye Diri, for continuity.

He said, “I decided to support the incumbent governor because he is the best among the major contenders.

“Looking at the available candidates on the ground for the Nov. 11 election, Diri is the only one who should be supported.”

Morris denied ever being a member of the Labour Party, saying that his partnership with the party is over.

He said: “I was not a member of the Labour Party before they appointed me the state coordinator and that job had been completed since, so life goes on.

“I was with Gov. Douye Diri yesterday and looking at the candidates that are available, I believe he is the one that we need to support.

“This is because when anybody comes in now, what they will tell us is that they meet an empty treasury.

“Therefore, this one that is already working with development partners and other stakeholders should be allowed to continue.

“Diri has done a lot of things that are not in the public domain. I think he is trying, so we have to support him to continue.”

This is coming barely 24 hours after the Labour Party governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, called on Diri to step down and join forces with him, saying “it’s my turn”.

KanyiDaily recalls that a Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State had recently removed Julius Abure from his role and named Lamido Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party.