Former Bayelsa East senator and businessman, Ben Murray-Bruce, has formally announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing support for the economic and security reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Murray-Bruce praised Tinubu’s leadership style and policy direction, describing the president as “a results-driven leader” with a clear understanding of Nigeria’s economic challenges.
“I have known President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu since 1998. I know the man’s mind, his courage, and his conviction. He is not driven by applause; he is driven by results. And today, I can boldly say to you that he is on the right track,” the former senator stated.
Murray-Bruce highlighted several policy measures introduced under Tinubu’s administration, including economic deregulation, security restructuring, and monetary policy reforms.
He credited the appointment of a new National Security Adviser with “quietly and systematically dismantling insecurity” and commended the Central Bank’s efforts to stabilize the naira and rebuild investor confidence.
“For the first time in our nation’s history, we have a President who truly understands finance, who sees the economy not as a political slogan, but as a living organism that must be disciplined, deregulated, and allowed to breathe,” he said.
The former lawmaker also pointed to improvements in Nigeria’s foreign policy posture and the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector, asserting that the country would “never again live through the humiliation of fuel scarcity.”
Murray-Bruce, who was elected to the Senate in 2015 under the PDP, did not immediately indicate if he plans to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). However, his open endorsement of Tinubu’s policies signals a significant political shift from his previous opposition stance.