Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace
development, says members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta are
now loyal to Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of the state.
On April 23, Oborevwori and other Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) bigwigs in Delta state, defected to the APC.
Speaking on Sunday during a meeting with Oborevwori, Keyamo
said the APC structure in Delta is now fully under the governor’s control.
“We are here today as one unit, the gatekeepers of the
party,” he said.
“These are the gatekeepers of the party in Delta state. The
three senators… the three are seated here. The only member of the house of
representatives, the only single one, is here.
“These are the gatekeepers, like I said, of the APC in
Delta. Outside this group, there is no APC in Delta.
“If decisions are to be taken, these are the people that sit
down with the state chairman to take a decision regarding the APC. If anybody
tells you otherwise, the person must be a comedian.”
Keyamo said Oborevwori will now be relied on to provide
direction for the APC in Delta.
“We are here, sir, to wholeheartedly, 100% welcome you to
the APC, sir. We welcome you unconditionally, sir. I repeat, sir, we welcome
you unconditionally to the APC,” he said.
The minister described Oborevwori’s defection as a blessing
to the party, President Bola Tinubu, and the people of the state.
“It’s a blessing to us, a blessing to the state, a blessing
to Mr President, a blessing to the good people of Delta state that Delta state
is now aligned with the ruling party at the centre so the synergy will be
incredible,” he said.
“As our leader, undisputed leader, we wholeheartedly
surrender to your leadership and ask for directions at all times.
“When you say we go, we go. When you say you don’t go, we
don’t go. That is the state as it is today. There is no division today, sir, it
is blended as one in Delta state.”
On the recent defections, Ajibola Basiru, national secretary
of the APC, likened the ruling party to Jehovah’s Witnesses — a Christian group
famed for its door-to-door evangelism.
He said one of the policies of the APC is to build a
functional and efficient party structure at every level of governance.
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