PDP Candidate, Oborevwori Wins Delta Governorship Election As APC Challenger, Omo-Agege Kicks

he Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has officially declared the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) governorship candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori, as winner of the March, 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.

Declaring the results on Monday, INEC returning Officer, Prof. Ownari Abraham Gorgewill, from the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said Oborevwori, candidate of the PDP, scored 360,234 votes to beat the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) who polled 240,229 to clinch the second position.

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has however rejected the results which declared Oborevwori as the winner and Delta State governor-elect.

Meanwhile, the Delta State chapter of the PDP called on Ovie Omo-Agege to accept the outcome of the governorship election in the state and congratulate the PDP governorship candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori for his victory.  

The state Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, made the call in a statement on Monday in Asaba, saying contrary to the wrongful assertion by the APC, the state governorship and House of Assembly elections followed due process and was conducted in consonance with relevant laws chiefly among is the electoral Act 2022 as amended. 

“The results duly collated from the various units, wards and local government areas have so far been adjudged as free, fair, credible and transparent and winners have been emerging across the state constituencies, it is however disturbing that the APC that unleashed terror on innocent voters in Ughelli North and parts of Ethiope west could turn around to point accusing fingers at others. 
“We thank Deltans for their unalloyed support and solidarity with the PDP even as we promised to continue delivering on the Okowa mandate till the last day of this administration. We therefore call on the APC Governorship Candidate and Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to do the needful expected of democrats and call on his brother, the PDP Governorship Candidate, Rt. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori to congratulate him on his well deserved victory at the polls.”