Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Dennis Guwor has expressed confidence in the leadership of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as the Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC in the State.
Rt Hon Guwor who stated this Monday night in a Live Television interview on the mass movement of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Delta State to the APC, debunked any claim of betrayal in the political voyage.
The Speaker acknowledged the worrisome irreconcilable challenges, including series of litigations occasioned by leadership tussle at the national level, stressing that those deeply involved had refused to shift grounds and let peace prevail.
He said, “Nobody betrayed anybody, the PDP at the national level is challenged with series of litigations.
“Most recently is the issue of the National Secretary of the party that was decided by the Supreme Court. Secondly was the merger issue where Governors of the PDP met in Oyo State and decided that the party will stand alone when it has not been able to hold its NEC meeting in the last one year”.
“It was clear that the PDP does not have a clear cut direction as to its national leadership, hence the decision for the mass movement”, Guwor stated.
While reacting to questions of defection on grounds of personal interest, Guwor maintained that the interest of Delta State comes first. other than personal interest.
The Speaker added that the Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has performed excellently well and that there was no need for fear of the future.
He disclosed that the State under the leadership of the Governor has become a huge construction site with various developmental infrastructure going on across the length and breath of the State.
Guwor described the movement into the APC as a necessary step, saying that the development cuts across all strata of the party having consulted widely with all stakeholders.
He said “The Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy, Sir Monday Oyeme, Members of the National Assembly, the Speaker and members of the Delta State House of Assembly, the twenty-five Council Chairmen, the five hundred councilors, the State Executive of the PDP, the local government and ward executives, all moved into the APC today”.
Rt Hon Guwor affirmed that there will be no multiplicity of interest ahead of the 2027 election, stressing that all stakeholders of the APC will queue behind the Governor as he takes the lead.
The Speaker assured that the governor will no doubt provide capable leadership as the leader of the APC in the state, saying that the state already aligned with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu which is also in synergy with the MORE Agenda of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
“I am rest assured that that His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is capable of providing leadership in the APC and there will be no factions in the State”.
“There will be no multiplicity of interest come 2027. We will all deliver for President Bola Tinubu who has shown so much interest in Delta State through his Renewed Hope Agenda which is also in line with the MORE Agenda of our Governor, His Excellency, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori”, Guwor said.