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- The Delta authorities governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his lawman Monday Onyeme, and commissioners, person defected from the PDP to the ruling APC
- Legit.ng reports that their defection was announced astatine a property briefing successful Asaba connected Wednesday, April 23
- Oborevwori’s defection to the APC is seen arsenic a important stroke to the PDP due to the fact that nary different governmental enactment has governed the authorities since 1999
Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics and governance successful Nigeria.
Asaba, Delta authorities - Sheriff Oborevwori, the politician of Delta state, has said helium volition officially talk astir his widely-reported defection connected Monday, April 28.
Legit.ng had reported however Oborevwori defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Oborevwori defected to the APC alongside respective party’s stakeholders successful the salient south-south state.
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The governor’s main property caput (CPS), Festus Ahon, confirmed the improvement aft a closed-door gathering astatine the Government House successful Asaba, Delta state, connected Wednesday, April 23.
Ahon said:
“His excellency took the determination aft wide consultations with governmental stakeholders and successful the involvement of Delta’s semipermanent development.’’Delta politician says Nigerians volition perceive from him soon
Meanwhile, speaking casually successful a video captured by Channels Television, Governor Oborevwori said:
“You volition perceive from maine connected Monday. I conscionable briefed my assembly chairmen, the 25 section government, they said ‘where Sheriff goes, we go’.“The clip can beryllium watched below:
Legit.ng reports that Oborevwori's defection came amid a seemingly unresolvable situation successful the PDP and governmental watchers judge the determination could perchance undermine the party’s chances successful the 2027 wide election.
Oborevwori, APC and the authorities of 2027
Delta state’s governmental scenery is shifting up of the 2027 elections.
Oborevwori’s determination to articulation the APC appears to beryllium centred connected securing his governmental future. By joining the APC, Oborevwori would consolidate power. All erstwhile governors person completed 2 terms, and it appears Oborevwori's lawsuit would not beryllium different.
Before Oborevwori's power to the APC, the lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District successful the nationalist assembly, Senatir Ned Nwoko, successful January, dumped the PDP for the APC.
In a missive dated January 30 and addressed to the president of the PDP successful Aniocha North section authorities country (LGA) of Delta state, Senator Nwoko said his resignation stemmed from “deep divisions and factonalisaton wrong the party”. He added that the situation successful the enactment has not allowed him to present connected his promises to his constituents.
Political observers person said the APC’s beardown momentum successful Delta authorities and the confederate portion further eases President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's way to re-election.
Delta: Okowa dumps PDP
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that successful a stunning governmental twist, the contiguous past politician of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, besides officially defected from the PDP to the APC.
The announcement came 2 years aft Okowa stood arsenic the moving mate of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP successful the Nigerian statesmanlike election.
Okowa was received by apical APC chieftains, successful what is present being described arsenic a strategical governmental realignment up of the 2027 wide elections.
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Source: Legit.ng
