Former Bayelsa East Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announcing his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement on Wednesday.
Murray-Bruce, a businessman and media executive, praised President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and economic reforms, describing the President as “a man driven by results, not applause.”
“I have known President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu since 1998. I know his mind, his courage, and his conviction. For the first time in our nation’s history, we have a President who truly understands finance, one who sees the economy not as a slogan, but as a living organism that must be disciplined, deregulated, and allowed to breathe,” he said.
The former senator said Tinubu’s “painful but necessary reforms” were laying the foundation for long-term prosperity.
He lauded key achievements of the administration, including the professional repositioning of the Central Bank, the stabilisation of the naira, and the revamp of national security under the current National Security Adviser.
Murray-Bruce also applauded the President’s infrastructural push, citing “massive road networks, modernised ports, airports, and housing projects” as signs of a government focused on tangible progress.
“These developments are not just concrete and steel; they are the arteries through which growth and opportunity now flow,” he added.
Acknowledging the economic hardship facing Nigerians, Murray-Bruce urged patience, insisting that the country was on the right path to recovery.
“Reform is never painless, but it is in these moments of sacrifice that nations are reborn. I am joining the APC not for politics, but for progress. I believe Tinubu’s leadership, guided by courage and intellect, will deliver the Nigeria we have all dreamed of,” he said.
He predicted that Nigeria would witness “phenomenal growth” within Tinubu’s eight years in office.
In a related development, Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and his cabinet members have also reportedly resigned from the PDP, signalling a major political shake-up in the state.
