Oborevwori speaking through the DG of the Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, described Nwoko’s claim as “laughable and baseless.”
By Kehinde Okeowo
Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has refuted a claim that he was planning to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Director-General of the Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, Fred Oghenesivbe made this known while addressing reporters in Asaba, the state capital.
The denial came amid claims by Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko, that the governor was on the verge of defecting to the APC.
The federal legislator, who recently defected to the APC from PDP, made the claim on Saturday at a political event in Agbor, Ika Federal Constituency.
While speaking 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 to the allegation, Oborevwori described Nwoko’s claim as *laughable and baseless.”
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Speaking through Oghenesivbe, the governor challenged the senator to provide evidence to back up his claim and questioned the basis for his remark.
The Director-General while speaking with pressmen 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 added, “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.”
