‘I’m vindicated’ – Wike commends Okowa, Oborevwori for dumping PDP

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has commended the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Wike applauded Okowa and Oborevwori for supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Recall that both Okowa and Oborevwori had dumped the PDP for APC on Wednesday.

Oborevwori had formally announced his resignation from the PDP to join the APC.

This was the outcome of the meeting with leaders and stakeholders of the PDP in the state on Wednesday in Asaba.

Announcing the outcome of the meeting at a press conference in Asaba, the state commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu flanked by Senator James Manager, a pioneer member of the party, disclosed that the entire structure of PDP, in Delta state has been collapsed into APC too.

He said the Vice President, Kashim Shettima is expected to receive Oborewvori and the family of PDP into the camp of APC next week Monday in Asaba.

Reacting, Wike said their defection was an endorsement of Tinubu’s good governance.

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the FCT Minister called on other Nigerians, who are still sitting on the fence to throw in their support for the President.

He said: “It is another endorsement of the president’s good governance and commitment to the development of the country.”

The Minister described the open endorsement of the President by Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, who was the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as “a vindication of the position I took in 2023, which was based on the interest of a united Nigeria.”

“I commend Dr Okowa and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for this heart-warming decision, which must have been informed by good governance and commitment of President Bola Tinubu to the oneness and development of Nigeria.

“That is what I have always told people to come out and say, not when they have problems and begin to run up and down.

“They have come out at the right time to show support for the President so that the people of Niger Delta can benefit more from the government, and I commend them.

“I am particularly happy that what I saw before the 2023 presidential election, others are now seeing and are joining the Renewed Hope train,” the Minister said.