Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe has officially switched allegiance to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made this announcement on Friday at his local government area.
Speaking on his choice of APC, Orubebe said he chose the ruling party to deliver all the five candidates, especially three candidates in the Burutu Local Government Area of Delta in the forthcoming election.
The APC Local Government Area Chairman in Burutu, Comrade Moni Seikemienghan Moni thanked Orubebe for joining the party just as he expressed confidence that he (Orubebe) in addition is a big plus to the party.
According to him, “Ijaw Nation now have high ranking politician that will stand in the gap.”
It would be recalled that Orubebe had resigned his membership of the PDP recently.
He made this known in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party, lyorchia Ayu, on Monday.
In a copy of his resignation letter the former minister expressed dismay over the emergence of a northerner, Atiku Abubakar, as the party’s presidential candidate.
Part of the letter read, “I write to formally inform you of my resignation from the PDP. This I have communicated to the Chairman of Burutu Ward 3, Burutu Local Govemment Area, Delta State, effective 20. June 2022.
“Consequently, I am by this letter intimating you of my total withdrawal from all activities at the Ward, Local, State and National levels of the PDP.
“I am highly honoured and privileged to have been part of a political party that successfully transformed a pariah nation to one that commanded respect in the comity of nations. When we lost the Presidential election in 2015 in bewildered circumstances to say the least, it was my belief that the party would use the opposition period to re-strategise with the aim of taking back power at the earliest opportunity.
“However, the present situation in the party does not inspire confidence that the party is ready to regain power in 2023. Against the mood of the nation and in complete disregard to the provisions of the party’s constitution, the party, threw the zoning of the Presidency open, which created a situation that led to the emergence of a Northerner as the party’s Presidential flagbearer, thus making the two topmost positions in the party, after your emergence as the National Chairman, to be occupied by Northerners, contrary to section 7.3(c) of the party’s constitution.
“I salute and commend the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Nyesom Wike for his efforts and gallantry at the primaries. Posterity will be kind to him when the history of the party is written.
“There are lots to be said, but out of respect for the party, I leave some stories untold at this time.”
