2027: Delta APC adopts Tinubu, Oborevwori as sole candidates

By Ifeanyi Olannye

The All Progressives Congress (APC), successful Delta connected Sunday, unanimously adopted President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori arsenic sole candidates for the 2027 Presidential and Governorship elections.

The enactment besides passed a ballot of assurance connected President Tinubu and Gov. Oborevwori for articulating policies and programmes geared towards the restructuring and economical improvement of the state and the state, respectively.

This followed a question moved by the Minister of Aviation, Mr Festus Keyamo, which was seconded by erstwhile Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Victor Ochei, astatine the maiden APC Stakeholders Meeting successful Government House, Asaba.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders, led by the State APC Chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, praised the president’s policies, noting that though they seemed pugnacious connected the citizenry, they were the mode to enactment the country’s system connected the close track.

Though the gathering was graced by the “Who is Who” successful the Delta authorities politics, but the contiguous past Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege and a fewer others were absent.

Those contiguous astatine the gathering see senators from the 3 Senatorial Districts of the state: Sen. Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North; Sen. Ede Dafinone, of Delta Central and Sen. Joel Onowakpo of the Delta South.

Others are erstwhile Senators from the districts: Sen. Peter Nwoboshi, Sen. James Manager; members of the House of Representatives; erstwhile Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa; APC Chieftain, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor; Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Emomotimi Guwor; and different Members and Women leaders.

The contiguous past authorities governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, hailed the enactment solidarity and foresight successful moving each the authorities structures to the ruling APC.

Okowa said: “On April 28, 2025, erstwhile Gov. Oborevwori took each of america to state for the APC, we were precise blessed with him, and I knew that was a bold determination and present I tin spot the value of the move.”

He urged the full authorities to mobilise enactment for President Tinubu and Gov. Oborevwori, not conscionable for winning the elections but for making a connection with the quantum of votes that would travel from Delta authorities for the President and the governor.

According to him, Oborevwori has done precise well, and the enactment indispensable basal by him, mobilize support, and unite to reason immoderate campaigner contesting against Oborevwori successful the state.

He hailed President Tinubu for taking bold steps done well-articulated policies aimed astatine rescuing the state from the existent economical quagmire and achieving economical restructuring and recovery.

“Though things look pugnacious now, but eventually, the decisions are opening to marque consciousness to tons much radical now,” Okowa said.

Also, earlier moving the motion, the Minister of Aviation, Mr Festus Keyamo, noted that President Tinubu has acceptable the federation connected the close path, adding that accolades from assorted actors, including the renowned Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, person hailed the economical policies of Mr President.
He noted that the contiguous gains from the subsidies removal included much wealth that accrues to the authorities governments for task execution crossed the country.
According to Keyamo, the enactment fixed by the President to the Delta Government is the large enabler for the assorted projects and programmes being executed crossed the state.
“The large task that the president is undertaking passim the state were the infrastructural projects that we had nary wealth to bash earlier are present being executed.
“Just fewer days ago, the president approved One cardinal dollars to revive Warri, Calabar Ports and besides approved the sum of 500 cardinal dollars for america successful aviation to rebuild our large gateway successful Lagos Airport, each these are from wealth saved from removal of subsidies.”
Responding, Gov. Oborevwori thanked the enactment stakeholders for adopting him and Mr President arsenic sole candidates for the 2027 wide elections.
He described President Tinubu arsenic a bully person who rewarded each bully deed, adding that much states would soon articulation the APC from crossed the country.
He urged members to beryllium loyal to the enactment and guarantee they observed the tenets of the 3 ‘Rs’ successful politics, which basal for “Respect, Recognition and Reliance”.
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