US EditionNigeria: Tinubu's Aides, Atiku's Coalition Bicker Over Defections
- Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa joined the APC on Wednesday, April 23, in Asaba.
- This action followed a closed-door meeting at the Government House, Asaba.
- Senator James Manager announced the move shortly after the meeting concluded.
- Senator James Manager stated, "We cannot continue in a sinking boat."
- The move sparks debate between President Tinubu's allies and opposition figures.
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Defection: I bear no grudge against anyone, says Atiku - Daily Trust
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has declared that the coming 2027 elections will be a political battle between Nigerians and the present administration. Atiku, said this in reaction to the defection of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), said he bears no grudge against any one, as freedom of association in a demo…
Nigeria: Tinubu's Aides, Atiku's Coalition Bicker Over Defections
Two aides of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the coalition of opposition leaders led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday exchanged words over the defection of Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and running mate to Atiku in the 2023 presidential election, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
PDP Goes Soul Searching After Oborevwori’s Defection
April 27, (THEWILL) – Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, alongside members of his cabinet, local government chairmen and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, last Wednesday, appears to be the tonic that the major opposition party needed to start looking inwards for solutions to […] The post PDP Goes Soul Searching After Oborevwori’s Defection appeared firs…
“I Have No Regrets Whatsoever” Leaving Labour Party And Joining APC - Says Valentine Ozigbo - Global Upfront Newspapers
Valentine Ozigbo, a former frontline Governorship hopeful in Anambra State, has defended his decision to defect from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring he has no regrets over the move. Ozigbo, despite losing the APC gubernatorial ticket to Nicholas Ukachukwu, remains resolute, citing discontent with...
Defection: ‘He couldn’t win his state even as VP candidate’ – Mark rubbishes Okowa’s relevance
A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jacob Mark, has said that the defection of Ifeanyi Okowa, a former governor of Delta State to the All Progressives Congress, APC, will not cause any tsunami in the main opposition. According to him, there is no political mileage to be gained with Okowa’s defection to APC, adding that the former governor could not deliver his state to the PDP in 2023 even as the vice presiden…
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