In a stunning political twist, the immediate past governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

As reported by The Punch on Wednesday, April 23, the announcement came 2 years, 2 months after Okowa stood as the running mate of Atiku Abubakar of the PDP in the 2023 presidential election.

Okowa was received by top APC chieftains, in what is now being described as a strategic political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Senator James Manager, who represented Delta South senatorial district in the national assembly, also decamped to the APC.

Manager said:

“All PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the state party chairman, all the local government chairmen and others, have agreed to move to the APC.

“We cannot continue to be in a sinking boat.”

Odds favour Tinubu ahead of 2027 election

The depletion of the opposition appears to favour the incumbent Nigerian leader, President Bola Tinubu, a political giant in Nigeria.

Already, the presidency is in confident mood ahead of the next general election.

Sunday Dare, the special adviser on media and public communication to President Tinubu, asserted that his principal will win comfortably in 2027.

He said:

"Tinubu will win comfortably in 2027, no matter the volume of armchair theories and political conspiracies. His performance will clear the path.”