Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State, acting National Chairperson of the PDP, Umar Damagun, has said the party will soon constitute a caretaker committee to regain control of its political structure in the state.
Damagum said this on Thursday during the presentation of a certificate of return to Ezenwafor Jude, the party’s governorship candidate in Anambra State.
He disclosed that the national leadership is also reviewing its party structures across the country, with Delta State now a priority following the recent political developments.
“I want to use this opportunity to say, we’ll take over our structures immediately by setting up a caretaker. We are still taking stocks and we will do that immediately. I also want to enjoin our members, both in Delta and the country in general, I want to remind us what happened in 2023. The PDP can still make it simple,” he said.
Damagum has earlier described Governor Oborevwori’s defection as unfortunate, given the party’s support for him and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Damagum stated that the 2027 election will be decided by Nigerians, not by the number of governors a party controls, stressing it will be “APC versus Nigerians” Despite the gale of defections in recent days,
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The mass defection has ended PDP’s 26-year control of the oil-rich South-south state.
The pioneer state chairperson of the party, James Manager, announced the defection after a meeting of the governor with PDP leaders and stakeholders at the Government House, Asaba.
Manager, also a former senator, attributed the move to the lingering leadership crisis within the PDP at the national level and its possible implication for the party in the next general elections.
