Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has disclosed that at least 10 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Delta State House of Assembly are set to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Omo-Agege, who was the APC governorship candidate in the 2023 elections, made the revelation on Saturday, 9 February while welcoming a two-term chairman of Isoko South Local Government Area, Chief Itiako Ikpokpo (aka Malik), into the APC.
Speaking at the event in Uro-Irri, Omo-Agege declared that the PDP’s dominance in Delta State was “rapidly crumbling.”
“A major realignment in the power structure of the Delta State House of Assembly is looming as 10 lawmakers are set to dump PDP for APC,” he stated.
According to him, with seven APC lawmakers already in the House, the defection of 10 PDP members would increase APC’s numbers to 17, potentially shifting the House’s leadership in favour of the opposition.
Omo-Agege attributed APC’s growing strength in Delta State to the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, which he claimed had boosted the state’s federal allocations to over N1 trillion in just a year and a half.
“The financial improvements under Tinubu’s administration show that APC is delivering good governance. More politicians are aligning with the ruling party because of these achievements,” he said.
He described Chief Itiako Ikpokpo’s defection as a turning point for the APC.
“I have persistently pressured Ikpokpo to join the APC, and today, he has finally made the move,” he added.
In his remarks, Ikpokpo pledged to strengthen the APC’s structure in Delta State and expand its political influence.
“We must welcome new entrants with open arms because unity is key in defeating PDP in 2027,” he declared.
