Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as well as major stakeholders in the state has formally abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This follows weeks of speculations about the move.
The development followed a closed-door meeting at the Government House in Asaba, the state capital on Wednesday.
The defection was confirmed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon.
Speaking by phone, Ahon revealed that the governor’s decision emerged from “wide consultations with political stakeholders and in the interest of Delta’s long-term development.”
A press briefing led by Sen. Ebiowou Manager and Delta Commissioner of Information, Aniagwu Charles confirmed the development.
Charles said the move is necessary to “cement the development in our state, to build the bond of love that has existed in our state, to further advance the course of security and welfare of our people, and to a very large extent, ensure that development in Delta because every politician is local, is not truncated.
“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 kiths and kins and build that state that every Deltan can be proud of. We believe that what is happening at the state of the PDP is akin to that palm wine whose states have changed and there was a need for us to change the drinking pattern. And that is why this decision has been taken unanimously by leaders and stakeholders of the party.
“And by the grace of God, on Monday next week, we will be able to make a very big statement as to the fact that we are moving into the APC.”
Fellow Nigerians we are in a very big mess. Don’t you see the type of people decided to be our leaders. Leader who were trained by despot and conscientious less heart, people without honour, people without political ideologies, people without integrity, people that, even the animals kingdom rule their species far better than that of theirs. I weep for my beloved country Nigeria.