The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ex-presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa on Monday explained why he and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Okowa said they defected from PDP to APC because they wanted to connect Delta State to the goodwill and resources at the federal level in Abuja.
Last week, Okowa and Oborevwori officially defected to APC, a situation that seems to have unsettled the PDP at national level.
But giving reasons for their defection, Okowa said the move was in the best interest of the state. He spoke during the APC welcome ceremony for the defectors on Monday.
According to Okowa: “When the news broke on Wednesday that we had decided to change our path, people wondered why, but one thing is very important in a people’s history: there is always a time to change their path for the common good of the people.
“As I did tell people that day, it was not about me, it was not about the governor, but the fact that there is a need for us to connect to Abuja, that goodwill that is in Abuja, that resource that’s in Abuja of which Delta State is a large contributor, there was a need to connect to it.
“I was governor for eight years. I was in opposition. I did my best but we lost a lot. And I did not believe that the governor needed to stay working very hard, and we know that we are very supportive of Governor Sheriff because he’s doing a lot.
“But as the governor is doing a lot for us, he also needs to connect to the greater source of power and resource and goodwill in Abuja.”;
