Ogboru, Ochei agree on defection to APC

Chief Ogboru

WARRI—The 2015 governorship candidate of Labour Party in Delta State, Chief Great Ogboru and former speaker of the state House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, are set to defect to All Progressives Congress, APC.

The defection of the two politicians follows last weekend’s defection of Chief John Orido, a prominent PDP chieftain, to APC alongside his supporters.

The revelation of Ogboru and Ochei’s movement to the APC was disclosed by the party’s 2015 governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, allegedly upon an agreement among the leaders.

Emerhor told a meeting of the party’s State Executive Council, SEC, in Warri on Saturday, that the defection of both notable figures and their supporters to the APC would strengthen the party into a formidable opposition towards 2019.

The APC  SEC, it was learned, agreed to welcome both men into the party and consequently inaugurated a nine-man committee headed by Fred  Okpohworo to interface with all other political parties, leaders and groups willing to defect to APC to perfect modalities for a successful reception.
Ogboru could not be reached yesterday on the issue.