‘We’ll Deliver Tinubu Without You, Stop Moves To Join APC’ – Nwoko Fires Salvo At Oborevwori

…As APC leaders express confident of victory as DUG switches allegiance

Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North, has fired a fierce salvo at the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, declaring that he is unwelcome in the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Nwoko confidently proclaimed that the Delta APC is set to defeat both the governor and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2027 general elections.

He made the declaration at Agbor, Ika South Local government area, where members of the Delta Unity Group (DUG) officially switched from the PDP to the APC, signifying a major shift in Delta State’s political scene.

The gathering featured prominent APC figures, including APC national chairman Alhaji Umar Ganduje and Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, former deputy senate president, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, among other party bigwigs.

Nwoko’s remarks come amid ongoing speculation about Governor Oborevwori’s alleged plot to defect to the APC, which his media team has denied.

At the event, Nwoko said, “Oborevwori wants to join the APC, but he should stay put. He will be defeated. We don’t want him in APC.”

He believes that President Tinubu’s aim to secure Delta State in 2027 might be driving Oborevwori’s interest in joining the APC, but emphasized that the party is capable of winning without him.

Nwoko expressed strong optimism for the APC’s future in Delta, asserting that the next governor will come from the party, citing 25 years of PDP’s alleged corrupt governance as a key reason for the changing political landscape.

“Delta will undoubtedly become an APC state by 2027. Enough is enough after 25 years of corrupt rule by the PDP. It’s time for us to take control,” he stated, predicting that the APC is equipped to provide better governance.

Nwoko encouraged attendees to believe in their potential, asserting, “The next governor will be shaped by you. Go home and spread the word: the next governor of Delta State will come from the APC.”

Speaking in the same vein, former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who affirmed that neither Oborevwori nor his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, will gain entry into the APC.

Omo-Agege noted that the APC is ready to embrace new members from the PDP, but not those two. He expressed confidence in the party’s strength, bolstered by over 60% of defecting PDP members since 2023, positioning the APC for a successful campaign in the 2027 elections and retaining key legislative seats.

Analysts caution that Oborevwori’s potential defection could destabilize the APC and provoke voter backlash, as many see him and Okowa as vital to the push for change in the state. Senator Nwoko also reiterated the APC’s support for the establishment of Anioma State, suggesting the PDP opposes it to cling to power in Delta.

The shift of the DUG is viewed as a marker of the APC’s rising popularity and its likelihood of success in the 2027 elections.