Tinubu reacts as Atiku's running mate in 2023 election, Okowa, Delta gov dump PDP for APC

• President Tinubu has yet reacted to the caller defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and different PDP leaders defection to the ruling APC
• Tinubu described the wide defection successful Delta authorities arsenic a “political tsunami” unprecedented successful the past of the South-South and Nigeria astatine large
• Legit.ng reported that the defection saw a monolithic illness of PDP operation into APC, including the governor’s cabinet, senators, national lawmakers, and 500 councillors crossed 25 LGAs

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

State House, Abuja - On Monday, April 28, the enactment of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) including Vice President Kashim Shettima stormed Delta authorities Asaba to officially invited Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and the PDP operation into the party.

Tinubu declares Oborevwori, Okowa's defection arsenic ‘political tsunami’

Tinubu reacts arsenic Delta politician and Okowa dumped PDP for APC. Photo credit: Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Facebook

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Shettima, said a governmental tsunami that saw Governor Oborevwori, his predecessor, Okowa, and different PDP stalwarts successful the authorities defect to the APC, has ne'er happened successful the country.

Tinubu spoke aft erstwhile Kaduna authorities politician Nasir El-Rufai, who precocious dumped the APC for SDP, said that the defection of apical politicians to the APC was overrated.

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

The governor joined the APC alongside his predecessor and PDP vice statesmanlike campaigner successful the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa.

On Monday, April 28, Okowa and different defectors were formally welcomed into the APC astatine an lawsuit attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima and different apical enactment leaders.

Tinubu reacts arsenic Delta gov, Okowa, illness PDP structure

APC leaders invited Delta politician Okowa into the ruling enactment successful Delta authorities connected Monday. Photo credit: Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa
Source: Facebook

Reacting to the development, Tinubu said:

“What tin beryllium greater than the committedness of this day? This is simply a governmental tsunami of unimaginable proportions that has ne'er happened successful the past of the South-South and this country.“A governmental tsunami of this proportion, wherever each the members of the precocious enclosure of the National Assembly are successful the APC, has ne'er happened.“So galore members of the House of Representatives, the governor, his full furniture and 500 councillors crossed the 25 section authorities areas of this large state. What grounds bash you person greater than this?”

He commended the contiguous past politician of Delta state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, for the “wonderful” narration that existed betwixt him and his successor, describing him arsenic a large leader.

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Defections: PDP calls exigency meeting

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the National Working Committee of the PDP has scheduled an emergency gathering to code the question of defections weakening the party.

In caller days, the PDP has been deed by cardinal defections, which see Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta, erstwhile politician Ifeanyi Okowa, and the full PDP operation successful the authorities switching to the APC.

Interestingly, acting nationalist president Umar Damagum is faced with mounting disapproval arsenic the interior situation continues to destabilise the PDP up of the 2027 elections.

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Source: Legit.ng