Delta NASS Members, State Lawmakers, Council Chairmen, Other Stakeholders have Moved to APC – Oborevwori

Published on April 28, 2025

In a historic move ahead of the 2027 elections, the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa, and other key stakeholders has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

At a ceremony attended by a mammoth crowd at the Cenotaph in Asaba, Delta State capital, the defectors were officially received into the APC by chieftains of the ruling party, including Vice President Kashim Shettima, the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, Senator Adams Oshiomhole and Governor Hope Uzodimma.

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Oborevwori while speaking at the event, described his decision as historic, noting that it was borne out of the desire to get the best for the South-South state.

“What you have seen here today is a movement, not a defection. We have consulted stakeholders at all levels. Mr President has shown us love,” Oborevwori said.

The governor said the decision to join the APC was made after consultations with stakeholders in the oil-rich state and based on President Bola Tinubu’s love for Delta.

“We cannot face him in 2027 to work against him. When you consult widely, you can see that the love is organic,” the governor argued.

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“All our members in the Delta State House of Assembly have agreed to defect. The state exco, council chairmen, counselors, LG chairmen, and others are all moving to the APC,” Oborevwori noted.

Okowa re-echoed Oborevwori’s reason for the collapse of the PDP structure, saying the “bold” decision was in the “best interest of our people”.

“Today is a great day for us in Delta State. We defected in the best interest of our people,” Okowa said.

“It was not about me or the governor, but the fact that there is a need for us to connect to Abuja. This is a bold, patriotic, and well-intentioned move.”

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Shettima while speaking, welcomed the new members into the party, saying the defection is a testament to the progressive ideals of Governor Oborevwori and his team in Delta State.

Vice President Shettima described the decamping as a tsunami and an unimaginable feat.

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