Nigeria, Oct. 15 -- Bayelsa West Senator, Seriake Dickson, has revealed that Governor Douye Diri consulted him before resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He, however, said he advised the governor against the decision because he was not convinced of the reasons for leaving the party.

Mr Dickson, a former governor of Bayelsa State, who supported and handed over to Mr Diri, said that even if there were genuine issues prompting the governor's decision, he should have allowed party leaders to address and resolve them before choosing to leave.

The senator stated this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists at the National Assembly in Abuja, shortly after news of Governor Diri's defection went viral.

"As in this case, the...