Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori Defects To APC

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

This adopted a closed-door assembly held on Wednesday on the Authorities Home in Asaba, the state capital.

The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, confirmed the event to Come up Information, noting that the choice adopted extensive consultations with political stakeholders.

The transfer, in response to Ahon, is within the curiosity of Delta’s long-term improvement.

The governor’s defection got here amid hypothesis of the governor’s attainable defection to the ruling social gathering forward of the 2027 election.

In the meantime, a political analyst in Delta State, George Urhie, has warned the management of the APC in opposition to permitting the governor to defect to the social gathering.

On Tuesday, Urhie stated the transfer by the governor is pushed by self-preservation and a want to evade accountability for alleged misuse of state assets.

“In actuality, Oborevwori’s motivations seem like centred round securing his political future, evading accountability for the PDP’s alleged misuse of state assets, and shielding Senator Ifeanyi Okowa from potential prosecution over the alleged mismanagement of N1.3 trillion in 13% derivation funds meant for oil-producing communities,” he stated.

Per week in the past, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District within the Nationwide Meeting, the governor was not welcomed within the APC.

He stated. “Oborevwori desires to return to the APC, however inform him to remain the place he’s…. He shall be defeated. We don’t need him within the APC.

“APC doesn’t want the governor’s membership to win Delta State,” he asserted. “Delta will certainly develop into an APC state come 2027.

“Twenty-five years of corrupt governance by the PDP is sufficient. We should take over.”