Breaking: PDP Governor Makes Stunning Move, Defects to APC, Video Emerges

• Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has dumped the leading opposition party PDP and defected to the ruling APC
• The Delta governor joined the APC alongside his predecessor and PDP vice presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa
• Also, Governor Oborevwori dumped the PDP along with all his commissioners and all the stakeholders of the opposition party in the state

Asaba, Delta - Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta state, has made a stunning political move as he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Arise TV in a tweet on Wednesday, April 23, announced the development, adding that the defection happened after a high-level, closed-door meeting, which was held at the government house in Asaba, the state capital.

When Oborevwori defeated APC in Delta

Governor Oborevwori of the PDP defeated the former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege of the APC, in the 2023 governorship election in the state.

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However, he was said to have been received by APC chieftains in the state, a development which was described as a political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In another view shared by Channels TV on social media, the governor moved to the APC with his predecessor, who was the vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa.

Others who defected alongside the governor to the ruling APC included all the commissioners and major PDP stakeholders in the oil-rich state.

See the tweet here:

See the video of the governor's comment here:

How many PDP governor will join APC?

Governor Oborevwori's defection came after weeks of rumour and controversies that he was part of the PDP governors planning to dump the PDP. Other governors who have been predicted to be joining Oborevwori from the PDP included Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom and suspended Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state.

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Recently, Governor Eno announced the endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term. The governor recalled that when he said he would be supporting Tinubu, people were asking why he would say that, but noted that those asking him questions would go to the president at night and promise him their support and would be doing something else in the afternoon. The governor added: "As for me, I’m supporting Baba Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term."

Governor Eno then promised that he would tell the people when it was time to open up. He assured that he would not deceive himself, adding that his statement was to validate his earlier position on supporting Tinubu.

Wike speaks on how Tinubu stopped Fubara's impeachment

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that he was not happy with President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers state, adding that he had pushed for the outright removal of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

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Wike, who spoke at a media chat on Friday, April 18, explained that President Tinubu ultimately saved Fubara from being impeached because he was not happy with the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers, but the president effectively saved the embattled governor from being removed.

Source: Legit.ng