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MASSIVE DEFECTION ROCKS DELTA STATE AS GOVERNOR AND EX-GOVERNOR DUMP PDP FOR APC
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CapitalTimesNews / 4 days
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In an unprecedented move, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The announcement was made on Wednesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, by Senator James Manager, shortly after a meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba. Manager stated, “All PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the state party chairman, all the local government chairmen and others, have agreed to move to the APC. We cannot continue to be in a sinking boat,” he said. The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Aniagwu Charles, officially confirmed the governor’s defection and the collective decision of Delta PDP leaders and stakeholders to join the APC. This development marks a significant shift in the state’s political landscape, with potential implications for the 2027 general elections. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary had earlier hinted at the decision, saying it was reached after “wide consultations with political stakeholders and in the interest of Delta’s long-term development”. The mass defection from PDP to APC is seen as a strategic realignment that could reshape the state’s politics.
