The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, vowed to challenge in court the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, his predecessor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire party structure in the state, following the gale of defections that rocked the party, as chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, Senator Ebere Wabara, said the All Progressives Congress, APC, would soon implode.
The party also directed its South-South Zonal Caretaker Committee to oversee its affairs in Delta State, just as it announced May 27, 2025, for its NEC meeting
Wabara also said there was no cause for alarm, describing Oborevwori and Okowa’s defection from the PDP as a blessing in disguise.
Meanwhile, the 2023 Vice-Presidential candidate of the party, Senator Okowa, yesterday, revealed that he discussed with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar before defecting to the APC.
He also dismissed insinuations that his defection was caused by alleged hounding by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Addressing journalists after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, said going to court will enable the party reclaim its mandate.
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