By Ayo Kehinde
After months of speculations and official denials surrounding his impending defection, Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The announcement was made following a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba, the state capital, on Wednesday, amid songs of the now support stanza for President Bola Tinubu, thus,” On your mandate we shall stand, ” by cabinet members and APC chieftains.
The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, who confirmed the development, said the decision was reached after “wide consultations with political stakeholders and in the interest of Delta’s long-term development.
Oborevwori, who emerged victorious in the 2023 governorship election on the PDP platform, was received by senior APC officials in what political analysts are already describing as a strategic realignment with significant implications ahead of the 2027 general elections.
His official reception into the APC by the National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje is slated for coming Monday.
