On Thursday, December 5, Erhriatake Ibori-Suenu, the daughter of former Delta State Governor James Ibori, announced her defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ibori-Suenu, a member of the House of Representatives, made the announcement in a letter read on the floor of the House. Her father, James Ibori, served as Governor of Delta State from 1999 to 2007 and is believed to still have significant influence over the PDP’s political structure in the state.
Her defection adds to the ongoing wave of party-switching, which recently saw four Labour Party members also defect to the APC.
