{"id":117846,"date":"2025-04-24T05:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T04:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=117846"},"modified":"2025-04-24T05:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T04:47:04","slug":"delta-finally-apc-keyamo-boasts-thanks-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/delta-finally-apc-keyamo-boasts-thanks-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Finally APC, Keyamo Boasts, Thanks Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1830217172261320432\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1830217172261320432-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<p>Following the defection of Delta State governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has thanked President Bola Tinubu for his exemplary leadership, which made the harvest of former PDP chieftains possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reacting on his X handle on Wednesday after the governor and his commissioners announced the defection, the minister shared a video of the governor and his cabinet members singing \u2018On Your Mandate,\u2019 a political anthem associated with President Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cToday is the day the Lord has made in Delta State. Finally, Delta is APC! Thank you, Mr. President for your leadership that has attracted the best to our party. Thank you, my leader and Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori for your foresight and courage in taking this bold decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Ifeanyi Okowa, the immediate past Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election, confirmed his defection to the APC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While announcing the development, Senator James Manager said, \u201cAll PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the state party chairman, and all local government chairmen, had agreed to join the APC. We cannot continue to be in a sinking boat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, Delta State is one of the PDP strongholds; however, Governor Sheriff, his predecessor and his cabinet members\u2019 defection underscores the political shift and the collapse of the PDP in the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa Following the defection of Delta State governor, Hon. 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