Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has expressed his confidence that the voting pattern that gave the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, victory in the state during the 2023 election, would not be repeated in 2027.
Oborevwori said during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday that Obi’s performance in the state is due to the support of the Christian community and non-indigenous residents especially members of the Igbo community.
The governor said his administration had improved its relationship with the Igbo community in the state and was optimistic they would back the All Progressives Congress, APC, in future elections.
He told the Igbo community that they did not vote against him in the governorship election and that they have continued to work with his administration for the good of the state.
“The religious leaders who supported my political move to APC prayed for the success of the decision and will continue to support the party in future elections, Oborevwori also said.
He stated that the issues that led to the victory of Obi in Delta during the 2023 Presidential election have been addressed noting that he does not expect a repeat of the same in 2027.
The governor said he is still confident that the APC will be embraced by a large number of people in the state in the next general election.
He said: “First and foremost, the Igbo community in Delta State that did that in 2023 they never did it during my election, and we are in the same page.
“Vote party this time, I’ve told them. They will not vote candidates they will vote party because of the love they have for me.
I am confident of that they will vote APC.
“Two things happen, the other time, the Christian community and the Igbo, the non-indigenous, but I’ve been able to manage them. “We are working together with the Igbo for the benefit of the state.
I also think that that sort of thing would not happen again.
That is because we informed the religious leaders before I moved into the APC to pray for us. So you can’t curse and pray.” They have prayed.
“So when the time comes for election, I will still go back to them, say, “fathers of faith, when I moved the other time, you prayed for us. “Pray again that we shall be victorious, that we may succeed.” That’s all there is to it.
