In order to contest the defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, former Vice-Presidential candidate Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire PDP structure in Delta State, who recently joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the PDP leadership has directed its Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade to expeditiously prepare legal procedures.
According to reports, the decision comes after a significant change in political allegiance on April 23, 2025, when Okowa, Governor Oborevwori, and other influential members of the Delta State chapter of the PDP defected from the opposition party and vowed to back the APC.
Since these people were first elected on the PDP platform, the national leadership of the party has pledged to use the legal system to regain its mandate.
Acting National Chairman Amb Umar Damagum reaffirmed the party’s intention to contest the defection in court following the first National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the year.
“To recover what is rightfully ours, we are willing to pursue legal action. “We will make sure that justice is served because these people were elected on our platform,” Damagum declared.
He disclosed that Emma Ogidi, the South-South zone’s Caretaker Chairman, has already been tasked by the PDP with assuming Delta State’s leadership role.
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Along with ignoring the current leadership under Chief Dan Orbih, whose influence has now been eclipsed by the defection, Ogidi will also look for new party leaders.
Key PDP leaders, including Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme, state commissioners, local government chairmen, and grassroots machinery, have switched to the APC as a result of the defection, which happened following a private meeting in Asaba.
The PDP’s presence in Delta State, one of its strongholds for years, has been rocked by this political realignment, known as the “Hurricane Tinubu.”
Opposition leaders have expressed worry over this action, claiming that it could undermine democracy by signaling a risky trend toward a one-party state.
The PDP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) will meet on May 27, 2025, to address the ramifications of the defections and decide how the party would proceed to uphold its mandate in light of these developments.
