- Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, daughter of former Delta State Governor James Ibori, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
- Ibori-Suenu’s defection was announced in a letter to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, citing her exclusion by the Delta State chapter of the PDP as the reason for her resignation.
- She won the 2023 election on the platform of the PDP, despite her father’s political differences with former governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
The recent defection of Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu from the PDP to the APC has shed light on the internal dynamics of the PDP in Delta State. According to Ibori-Suenu, her exclusion by the Delta State chapter of the PDP was the primary reason for her resignation.
This development comes after Ibori-Suenu’s successful election in 2023 on the PDP platform, despite her father’s well-documented political differences with former governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The move is seen as a significant shift in the political landscape of Delta State.
