PDP chairman Damagum laments as Delta gov, Okowa defect to APC, “We gave them everything”

• PDP acting president Umar Damagum has described Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s defection arsenic unfortunate, fixed the party's enactment for him and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa
• Damagum stated that the 2027 predetermination volition beryllium decided by Nigerians, not by the fig of governors a enactment controls, stressing it volition beryllium “APC versus Nigerians”
• Despite the gale of defections successful caller days, Damagum maintained that the PDP remains resilient and volition proceed to basal strong

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Umar Damagum, acting nationalist president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the defection of Sheriff Oborevwori, politician of Delta state, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) arsenic unfortunate.

Damagum spoke connected Thursday during the presumption of a certificate of instrumentality to Ezenwafor Jude, the party’s governorship campaigner successful Anambra.

In caller weeks, the PDP has mislaid respective members to the ruling APC.

Delta politician Sheriff Oborevwori dumped the starring absorption enactment PDP and defected to the ruling APC.

Legit.ng reported that Delta politician joined the APC alongside his predecessor and PDP vice statesmanlike campaigner successful the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa.

In an interrogation connected Thursday, Nasarawa authorities governor, Abdullahi Sule, besides declared that much governors volition defect to the ruling APC.

Sule said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's inclusive enactment benignant and developmental projects crossed states, including non-APC controlled regions, are driving accrued support.

2027 volition beryllium APC vs Nigerians, says Damagum

But bemoaning Oborevwori’s defection, Damagum said the result of the 2027 predetermination volition beryllium determined by Nigerians, not by the fig of governors a enactment controls.

“If there’s immoderate authorities that should not person taken this path, it is Delta.” “We gave them everything — enactment for the politician and adjacent the erstwhile politician (Ifeanyi Okowa), our vice statesmanlike campaigner successful 2023. We slightest expected this enactment from them.“This predetermination successful 2027 is not astir however galore governors you person oregon however galore leaders. It is astir Tinubu and Nigerians,” Damagum said.

The PDP nationalist president said it volition beryllium up to Nigerians, who are bearing the brunt of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies, to determine whether helium remains successful bureau oregon is voted retired successful the 2027 wide elections, The Cable reported.

“The mean antheral is feeling the pain, and the determination is his. So, I privation to usage this accidental to archer Nigerians that it is their election. It is APC versus Nigerians,” Damagum said.

Damagum added that the enactment has weathered adjacent much superior challenges successful the past and is inactive lasting strong.

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PDP politician breaks soundlessness connected APC defection

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Akwa Ibom authorities politician Umo Eno has denied rumours of a planned defection from the PDP to the APC.

Governor Eno earlier endorsed President Tinubu and Senate President Godswill Akpabio for 2nd presumption but described this arsenic a strategical alliance.

The authorities commissioner for information, Aniekan Umanah, gave this clarification connected Wednesday amid contention astir the governor's latest actions.

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Source: Legit.ng