Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. (Elder) Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has enough grassroots support to win the 2027 general elections, insisting that the party has no reason to engage in vote-buying.
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Oborevwori made the declaration on Wednesday during the APC Local Government-by-Local Government campaign rally in Akwukwu-Igbo, headquarters of Oshimili North Local Government Area, where he expressed confidence in the party’s electoral prospects across the area.
Key Highlights
- Oborevwori says the APC has enough grassroots support to win the 2027 elections without vote-buying.
- The governor recalls Oshimili North’s strong electoral performance in the last election.
- He promises more development projects across Oshimili North and Oshimili South.
- Oborevwori says his administration has completed 54 roads in Oshimili South.
- Deputy Governor Monday Onyeme urges residents to support APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
- APC Campaign Council Director-General James Manager calls on voters to assess candidates based on their records and achievements.
The governor challenged opposition parties to rely on their popularity rather than electoral inducement, maintaining that the APC already enjoyed considerable support among the people.
“How can we buy votes when we have the votes? Do you buy what you already have? It is those who do not have the people that will resort to such practices,” he said.
Recalling the electoral performance of Oshimili North in the last election, Oborevwori said the local government recorded the highest number of votes in Delta State, expressing optimism that the achievement would be sustained in 2027.
He described the rally as an opportunity to appreciate residents for their continued support and showcase the development projects executed by his administration. He also assured the people that more projects would be delivered across the area.
“Sometimes, when I look at the projects we have done here, it is amazing, and I am happy. I want to assure you that we are going to do more,” the governor said.
Oborevwori also attributed the increased financial capacity of state governments to implement capital projects to the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu.
According to him, improved revenue inflows have enabled the Delta State Government to undertake more infrastructure projects and approve a 13th-month salary for workers in the state.
“The money is coming from somewhere. The reform is working,” he said, urging Deltans to support Tinubu’s re-election bid to sustain the reforms.
Oborevwori Lists 54 Completed Roads in Oshimili South
At a separate campaign rally in Asaba, headquarters of Oshimili South Local Government Area, the governor disclosed that his administration had completed 54 roads in the area, alongside interventions in stormwater management.
He urged residents to assess his administration based on projects delivered across communities, saying he preferred to let tangible achievements speak for him rather than engage in self-praise.
“I don’t like talking about what I have done,” he said.
Also speaking, Deputy Governor Sir Monday Onyeme appealed to the people of Oshimili South to support the APC and its candidates in the forthcoming elections.
Onyeme, who emphasised his longstanding relationship with the people of Asaba, urged residents to demonstrate unity and collective political commitment by supporting the party.
He called for an overwhelming victory for all APC candidates in line with the party’s “five over five” campaign slogan.
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James Manager, Arenyeka Urge Grassroots Mobilisation
The Director-General of the Delta State APC Campaign Council, Senator James Manager, described President Tinubu, Governor Oborevwori, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the APC candidate for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, as experienced political leaders with records of public service.
Manager urged voters to assess the candidates based on their individual records, achievements and policy programmes rather than political sentiments.
He also commended the Oborevwori administration for the infrastructure development recorded across Delta State.
Earlier, while presenting flags to APC candidates for Oshimili North and Oshimili South constituencies in the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Innocent Esewezie and Hon. Bridget Anyafulu, respectively, the State APC Chairman, Chief Solomon Arenyeka, charged party leaders and supporters to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.
The campaign activities form part of the APC’s efforts to strengthen its political presence across Delta State as parties prepare for the 2027 general elections.
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