APC welcomes Governor Oborevwori and ex-PDP VP candidate Okowa into the party
On Thursday, April 24, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, expressed his enthusiasm about the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, into the ruling party.
Ganduje assured that both Oborevwori and Okowa, along with other incoming leaders and members of the PDP, would be warmly accommodated and supported within the APC.
In a statement signed by APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party expressed its delight at Delta State’s shift towards the APC. Morka said, “The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the leadership of His Excellency, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, CON, is highly elated by the decision of the Governor of Delta State, His Excellency Sheriff Oborevwori, to join our great party, along with eminent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including former Governor of Delta State and vice presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election, His Excellency Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, senior administration officials, leaders and members of the House of Assembly, local government chairmen and councilors in the state, and teeming leaders and members of the PDP.”
The statement further assured the new APC members of full cooperation and support, welcoming them into the party with open arms. It also emphasized that the steady influx of PDP leaders into the APC in Delta State marks a significant shift, one that strengthens the APC’s influence and ability to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“With this move, coming on the heels of steady decamping of PDP leaders and members across the state to APC, including members of the Delta Unity Group in Ika federal constituency, we are delighted that Delta State, now an APC state, stands poised to contribute maximally to the success and realization of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and to the enduring good and prosperity of Deltans and all Nigerians,” Morka added.
The defection of Okowa, a former governor of Delta State, marks a significant shift in the political landscape of the state, as the APC continues to expand its influence in the region.
