Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed interest in welcoming former Governor James Ibori into the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Gatekeepers News reports that this development comes after Oborevwori and other prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State defected to the APC on April 23.
Speaking at a vigil mass for the late former Deputy Governor Amos Utuama, Oborevwori hinted at Ibori’s potential defection. The mass was held at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Ughelli South Local Government Area.
“We can only say the truth. If you are sentimental, the family will break, the centre cannot hold,” Oborevwori said.
“I didn’t want to speak here, but our bishop said ‘speak, so people will hear’.
“So that when our leader leaves here and goes home, you will see your (political) family, today is scattered, and when you go to Abuja, you won’t speak in different voices.
“You are speaking here, other people are speaking here, so you will sleep well. It is now the time for you to lead us well.
“You know, you must talk to your elders and seek counsel from the elders.
“When you are leading your children, some are in APC, some are in Labour Party, some are here, and I asked him (Ibori), ‘when is he going to join us?’ And I know he will join us very soon in APC. I will receive our leader in Jesus name.”
Addressing Ibori, the governor said: “You have created a big family, and the family needs to be united.”
The APC’s growing presence in Delta State was further solidified when Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo announced that the party’s structure in the state is now under Oborevwori’s control.
