Oborevwori banks on grassroots support in re-election bid

Otuaro hails Warri South-West for endorsing continuity

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, said the strength of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lies in its grassroots support and growing acceptance among the people, insisting that the party does not need to buy votes to win the 2027 elections.

Speaking yesterday at the APC council-by-council rally at Akwukwu-Igbo, the headquarters of Oshimili North Local Council Area, he expressed confidence that the area would sustain its strong electoral support for the party in the 2027 general elections.

Urging party supporters to translate their enthusiasm into massive votes, the governor recalled that Oshimili North recorded the highest number of votes in Delta State in the last election. Therefore, he expressed optimism that the council would consolidate its position in 2027.

Oborevwori said the rally was an opportunity to celebrate his administration’s achievements and appreciate the people’s support, assuring of more development projects.

He further attributed what he called the state government’s improved capacity to execute development projects to President Bola Tinubu’s economic and fiscal reforms, noting that increased revenue had enabled his administration to undertake more projects and approve a 13th-month salary for civil servants.

Also, at the rally in Asaba, headquarters of Oshimili South, the governor disclosed that his administration had completed 54 roads in the council, alongside interventions in stormwater management.

Meanwhile, the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has commended the people of Warri South-West Local Council Area for turning out in large numbers at Oborevwori’s campaign tour on Tuesday.

Otuaro said the massive crowd of APC members and supporters during the rally at Ogbe-Ijoh Grammar School indicated a strong endorsement for the governor and President Tinubu for another term.

According to him, the combined impacts of Tinubu and Oborevwori’s administrations in the council and other parts of the state prompted the people’s decision to re-elect them and other APC candidates.

Also, the Delta South and Central APC chairmen, Emmanuel Amgbaduba and Paulinus Akpeki, respectively, expressed optimism that the party would win. They called on the residents to vote for the party’s candidates.

Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme, on his part, urged the people of Oshimili South to identify with the APC and support its candidates, stressing the need for unity and collective commitment to the party’s success.

Emphasising his personal connection with the people of Asaba, Onyeme urged residents not to turn their backs on one of their own but to offer all APC candidates an overwhelming victory under the party’s “five over five” campaign slogan.

Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Delta State APC Campaign Council, Senator James Manager, urged voters to assess the candidates on the basis of their records, achievements and programmes, rather than political sentiments.