A chieftain and founding leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, O’tega Emerhor, has dismissed claims that the party may implode ahead of its congresses and primaries, insisting that the APC is more united and stronger than ever.
Emerhor, who is also the chairman of the APC Leadership Council in Ughelli North Local Government Area, spoke with journalists shortly after a general meeting of the party held at Uduere, Ughelli.
Reacting to concerns by some political analysts that internal crises could rock the party, Emerhor said the stage at which such implosion could have occurred had long passed.
“Nothing like that. Where the implosion is supposed to happen has already happened,” he said.
“You can see clearly that the PDP does not exist anymore. Look at the way the APC is moving forward. The president is an astute politician; he knows how to handle these things.
“At the state level, we have over 26 governors holding their states strong. So where is the implosion expected to come from? Nowhere.”
He added that the party remains solid at both the national and state levels, expressing confidence that President Bola Tinubu and APC governors across the country would secure victory in the 2027 general elections.
On the prospects of the APC in the 2027 elections, the APC leader expressed absolute confidence, saying victory was no longer a matter of hope but certainty.
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He said, “This is more than hope; it is certainty. There is no other party in Delta State. In the whole of Ughelli North, there is no opposition.
“The two major parties have come together, and we are delivering Ughelli North 100 per cent and Delta State 100 per cent.”
Emerhor also used the opportunity to send a Christmas message to Nigerians, expressing optimism about the economy and ongoing reforms.
“I thank God that the price of rice is coming down based on the good work of the President. The exchange rate is now stable, and I heard that Dangote has reduced the price of fuel,” he said.
“Many good things are happening. The President is tackling insecurity head-on, and we are hopeful that Nigerians will have a peaceful Christmas and New Year celebration.”
He added that the Tinubu administration would continue to take steps to ease the economic burden on Nigerians, assuring that prices would “continue to reduce again and again.”
Speaking on the purpose of the Ughelli North meeting, Emerhor described it as the first general gathering of the APC in the area since the merger of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure into the APC in Delta State.
“This is a general meeting of the APC in Ughelli North, and you can see that all our leaders are here,” he said.
“We have representatives from the eleven wards, and we even increased them to twelve by grouping non-indigenes as a ward.
“The purpose of this meeting is to ignite and consolidate the unity we have achieved through the merger of PDP and APC, to show clearly that there is no division in Ughelli North.”
