US EditionNigeria: Defection - PDP Asks Oborevwori to Vacate Office, Threatens Legal Action
- On April 23, 2025, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and other PDP members formally defected to the APC during a ceremony in Asaba.
- The defections followed a broader political shift in Delta State which the PDP described as a "political earthquake" threatening its influence and prompting legal action.
- The PDP convened emergency meetings, demanded the return of party assets like the state secretariat, and instructed legal advisers to challenge the defections citing breaches of party constitution and electoral mandates.
- Acting PDP Chairman Umar Damagum affirmed that the party intends to pursue legal measures to reclaim its mandates, referencing the provision in the Electoral Act which requires individuals who leave a position to also vacate the office they held.
- The legal battle could set precedent on party loyalty issues, while the PDP stresses unity and readiness for the 2027 elections despite constitutional provisions allowing governors to keep office after defection.
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Defection: PDP asks Oborevwori to vacate office, threatens legal action
"We have also instructed the national legal adviser to recover our mandate that they have taken away. The fortune of this party cannot just be left in the hands of our adversaries." The post Defection: PDP asks Oborevwori to vacate office, threatens legal action appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Defection: Peoples Democratic Party demands Oborevwori resignation from office, or face legal action - PENPUSHING
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has requested that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State to vacate his seat following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), adding that the party leadership has equally instructed the national legal adviser to recover the mandate taken away by the Governor. Penpushing reports that Acting National Chairman of the party Umar Damagun, made the demand on Tuesday, after a closed-door meeting of …
‘We’ll retrieve the mandate’ — PDP threatens legal action over Oborevwori’s defection
Umar Damagun, the acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party’s national legal adviser has been directed to take legal action over the defection of Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta, and other members to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Damagun addressed journalists in Abuja on Tuesday at the end of the party’s national working committee (NWC) meeting. On Monday, Ifeanyi Okowa, former governor of De…
PDP moves to recover mandates from Governor Oborevwori, other defectors in Delta — National Accord Newspaper %
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Legal Adviser to initiate legal proceedings aimed at reclaiming The post PDP moves to recover mandates from Governor Oborevwori, other defectors in Delta appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.
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