The chairman of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta state, Godwin Ogorugba and his teeming followers as well as leaders and Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) members in Otibio Ward 13 have officially joined the All Progressive Congress, (APC) at the ward.
The event which was described as a significant political tsunami, took place Tuesday followed by issuance of APC membership cards to the defectors.
Speaking at the event, the council chairman opined that politics is local, having joined the State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to defect to the APC at Asaba on April, 28, 2025, there was need to officially declare at the Ward level to associates with the party at the grassroot, adding that ” I and my brother, Rt. Hon. Jonathan Ajirioghene Ukodhiko, member representing, Isoko Federal Constituency, Hon. Jude Ogbimi, immediate past member, Isoko North State Assembly, APC chieftain, Engr. (Chief) Peter Odunwa, Engr. Samuel Alukuziewe, Mrs Evelyn Avro and other Ward leaders and supporters today decided to defect to the All Progressive Congress.”
Ogorugba reiterated his administration commitment to defect from PDP to APC in order to consolidate the MORE Agenda of governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in order to attract more dividends of democracy to Isoko North and Otibio Ward 13 in particular.
The chairman therefore appealed to all the ward leaders and party faithful to align with APC policies and programmes in order to deliver 100% votes for the party in the forth coming 2027 general elections.
Receiving the decampees into the party, the APC Otibio Ward 13 chairman, Frank Arigo, assured them of equal participation in the party’s administration, stressing that the coming of the PDP’s bigwigs will foster more unity and development to the ward and ease their electioneering campaigns.
