Ex-APC women leader hails Oborevwori’s defection
The Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, was absent when the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) met in Abuja on Saturday.
The meeting was to welcome new entrants into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), but Oborevwori, who recently defected to the party, did not attend.
Oborevwori, who cruised to victory in 2023 under the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), however, dumped the party earlier in the week, citing several factors.
The governor, his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire PDP in the state said they are collapsing their structure into the leading APC, noting that it serves as a better platform for the oil-rich state.
MEANWHILE, the Executive Director (Business Development), NEXIM Bank, Stella Okotete, has expressed excitement over Oborevwori’s defection to the APC.
In welcoming Oborevwori and several prominent PDP leaders, including Okowa, into the party, Okotete, a former APC National Woman Leader, said the development will not only strengthen the party but also enhance its chances of achieving greater success in the coming years, particularly in the South-South geopolitical zone and beyond.
Recall that several APC leaders, including the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, Delta APC Founding Leader, Olorogun Otega Emerhor; former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, and the Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, Joel Onowakpo-Thomas, have all welcomed the defection of the governor to the party.
