Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta state, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Charles Aniagwu, the state’s commissioner for information,
made the announcement on Wednesday.
Aniagwu said the decision received unanimous backing from
PDP leaders in Delta, and driven by the shared goal of promoting unity,
enhancing security, and advancing development in the state.
He said the leadership of the PDP in the state came to an
“inevitable conclusion” that leaving the party was the only way to ensure
political stability.
“The decision was taken to build the bond of love that have
existed in our state, to further advance the cause of security and welfare of
our people, and to a very large extent, ensure that development in Delta;
because every politics is local,” Aniagwu said.
“And in taking that decision we came to the inevitable
conclusion that moving out of the PDP is very very necessary for us to be able
to collaborate with our kith and kin and build that state that every Deltan
will be proud of.”
The commissioner claimed PDP in Delta has lost its flavour
and can no longer serve the aspirations of its people.
“We believe that what is happening and the state of the PDP
is akin to that palm wine whose taste has changed and there was a need for us
to change the drinking pattern,” he said.
“And that is why this decision has been taken unanimously by
leaders and stakeholders of the party.
“By the grace of God, Monday next week, we will be able to
make a very big statement after the fact that we are moving into the APC.”
Festus Ahon, chief press secretary to the governor, also confirmed the development.
“It is true,” Ahon said.
A clip of the governor being serenaded with ‘on your
mandate’, the political tune made popular by President Bola Tinubu, has since
gone viral.
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