Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has explicitly stated that Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is unwelcome in the All Progressives Congress (APC) if he decides to join ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
Nwoko, who recently joined the APC, cited the governor’s alleged inability to deliver good governance and implement projects beneficial to the people of Delta State as reasons for his stance.
The federal lawmaker emphasised that he won’t welcome Oborevwori into the party due to his ineffectiveness as a governor, stressing that Delta APC will defeat the governor and his party, the PDP, in the 2027 general elections.
He made this statement at Agbor, Delta State, at the weekend, during the official defection of members of the Delta Unity Group (DUG) in Ika Federal Constituency from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
The gathering, attended by APC bigwigs, including National Chairman Umar Ganduje, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, and immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, marked a boost to the party’s strength in the state.
Notably, there have been rumours of Oborevwori’s intentions to join the APC over the past two months, which his media managers have consistently denied as unfounded.
But speaking at the political gathering, Senator Nwoko said, “Oborevwori wants to come to APC, but tell him to stay where he is. He will be defeated. We don’t want him in APC.”
Nwoko’s assertion was made against the backdrop of President Bola Tinubu’s purported interest in winning Delta State in 2027.
According to Nwoko, this is the reason behind Oborevwori’s desperation to join APC. However, Nwoko emphasized that the party does not need the governor’s membership to win Delta State.
He expressed unwavering confidence in APC’s prospects in Delta State, assuring the crowd that the next governor of the state will emerge from APC, emphasising the party’s growing appeal due to PDP’s alleged 25 years of corrupt governance.
“Delta will surely become an APC state come 2027. Twenty-five years of corrupt governance by the PDP in the state is enough. We must take over. The time has come for that to happen,” he added.
