Breaking: Atiku’s running mate in 2023 election Okowa dumps PDP, his new party disclosed

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics and governance successful Nigeria.

Asaba, Delta authorities - In a stunning governmental twist, the contiguous past politician of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

As reported by The Punch on Wednesday, April 23, the announcement came 2 years, 2 months aft Okowa stood arsenic the moving mate of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP successful the 2023 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.

Senator James Manager, who represented Delta South senatorial territory successful the nationalist assembly, besides decamped to the APC.

Manager said:

“All PDP members successful the state, including the governor, erstwhile Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the authorities enactment chairman, each the section authorities chairmen and others, person agreed to determination to the APC.“We cannot proceed to beryllium successful a sinking boat.”

Delta politician leaves PDP for APC

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Sheriff Oborevwori, the politician of Delta state, dumped the PDP and defected to the ruling APC.

The announcement came connected Wednesday, April 23, aft a closed-door gathering held astatine the Government House successful Asaba, Delta state.

According to sources adjacent to the development, the determination followed “extensive consultations with governmental stakeholders” and was said to beryllium "made successful the involvement of the state’s semipermanent maturation and development".

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