A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party in Delta State Chief Aribogha Johnny has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday.
Chief Jonny who is the Koromotiemowei of Ogbe Ijoh Warri Kingdom, defected alongside his supporters, a few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
He said in a signed statement that his “decision came not just as a result of the outcome of the just concluded presidential election, but as a result of the level of marginalisation and disregard he has faced in the PDP for many years.”
Chief Johnny said his political allegiance had been with the PDP until the party leadership started treating him like a “low class member” despite his contributions to the successes recorded in the party at the state level in the past years.
“As such, I have decided to move to a party where my efforts in the politics of the state and beyond will be recognised and appreciated,” he stated.
The APC leadership in Delta, led by the Director General of the party’s governorship campaign council, Elder Godsday Orubebe and Chief Bosin Ebikeme, the director of the party’s contact and mobilisation campaign council, welcome the new decampees and expressed joy in receiving the former PDP chieftain, noting that his decision was in the right direction.
They said the Delta APC would regard him as a bonafide member who will also be part of the party’s decision-making process.
