Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the defection of Sheriff
Oborevwori, governor of Delta, and the entire state’s chapter of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is a
“political tsunami unprecedented in Nigeria’s history”.
On April 23, Oborevwori and other PDP bigwigs in Delta state
defected to the APC.
Speaking in Asaba, the state capital, on Monday at a rally
organised to welcome the governor and other new members to the APC, Shettima
lauded Oborevwori and Ifeanyi Okowa, the former Delta governor, for their
cordial relationship and for making history with the defection.
“What testimony can be greater than the promise of this day?” A political tsunami of unimaginable proportion that has never happened in the history of the south-south region and barely in the history of this country,” the vice-president said.
“A political tsunami of this proportion has never happened
where all the members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly are in the
APC.
“The speaker and all the members of the house of assembly.
So many members of the house of representatives, the governor and his entire
cabinet, and 500 councillors across the 25 local government areas of this great
state. What testimony do you have greater than this?
“The true measure of a political party lies not merely in
the industry, the very name of its members, but in the conviction. It is, in
fact, among those who once stood across from them.
“This vindication is even more fundamental. When those who
once saw us as outsiders and opponents cross the lines of difference to become
part of the enduring family we have built.
“This historic day, therefore, is both a celebration of the
enduring promise of the APC and a tribute to the vision, courage, and foresight
of the great giants we have come to welcome into the hall of fame of our
political party, along with their devoted followers who are joining us today.”
Oborevwori described the development as a “movement” rather
than a mere defection, emphasising unity and collective action.
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