Delta mass defections painful, disappointing – Damagum laments

Performing Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, Umar Damagum has described a mass defection involving Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, different elected and get together leaders in Delta to the All Progressives Congress, APC as painful and disappointing.

Damagum made the comment in Abuja at a ceremony for the issuance of Certificates of Return to Mr Jude Ezenwafor, the get together governorship candidate for the Anambra Governorship election.

In accordance with him, the mass defection was disappointing given the extent of help the get together gave to the state in earlier elections.

“It is rather unhappy and unlucky as a result of to me, if there’s any state that ought to suppose that method, not Delta, as a result of the get together may be very magnanimous.

“I thank God that of their message, they didn’t say that the get together did something unsuitable to them apart from good.

“It’s a call taken by them, however the pains might be in us not due to something, however as a result of we gave Delta all our help, from the emergence of the governor to his predecessor, who additionally doubled as our vice presidential candidate.

“We least anticipated this motion from them. All the identical, this can be a get together which have seen greater than that, however it’s nonetheless standing,” he mentioned.

Damagum famous that the get together management was taking inventory to arrange a caretaker committee for the get together within the state.

“I need to use this chance to say, we’ll take over our constructions instantly,” he mentioned.

He mentioned that the election in 2027, wouldn’t be about what number of governors a celebration has however will probably be about Nigerians.

Damagum urged all get together members to shut ranks and rescue Nigeria, saying no problem is insurmountable.He

He congratulated Ezenwafor for rising because the get together’s candidate in Anambra, categorical confidence of victory within the election.