Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has denied claims of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Oborevwori’s denial comes amid claims by Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko, that he was on the verge of defecting to the APC.
Nwoko, who recently defected to the APC, made the claim on Saturday at a political event in Agbor, Ika Federal Constituency.
He spoke at the official defection of members of the Delta Unity Group, a socio-political body, from the PDP to the APC.
Nwoko insinuated that Governor Oborevwori was seeking entry into the APC fold but was “not welcome.”
Responding, the governor described Nwoko’s claim as laughable and baseless.
The governor spoke through the Director-General of the Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Fred Oghenesivbe.
Fred said: “We don’t have time for Ned Nwoko. We have spoken extensively on this issue before now, myself and even the commissioner, Charles Aniagwu, that the governor is not defecting.”
He challenged the senator to present proof of his allegations, questioning the basis of Nwoko’s remarks.
“Did Governor Sheriff tell Nwoko that he is coming to the APC? You, journalists, should ask Ned Nwoko whether Sheriff approached him about coming to the APC.
“If Oborevwori didn’t approach Nwoko about joining the APC, where did Nwoko get that information, for him to even be saying Sheriff is not welcome in the APC? It doesn’t make sense to anybody.”
