Defectors were already expelled members, not Omo-Agege’s supporters ― Delta APC

As the gale of defections continue ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that defectors to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last weekend were expelled members of the party.

The opposition party also refuted claims that the defectors were supporters of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.

The APC, while reacting to the purported defection in a statement by Pius Oturu, said the defection was nothing but a media propaganda by those who are scared of the soaring popularity of Senator Omo-Agege.

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Describing the defection as a good riddance to bad rubbish, the party posited that “those who defected to the PDP are a handful of former members who were expelled by their various wards for diverse anti-party activities and offences.”

“They are as noisy paperweight politicians. Those being celebrated by the PDP are expired former members of the APC who cannot win even any free and fair election conducted in their respective wards.

“They have long become burdensome political retirees, not progressives fit for the APC.

“The defectors are noisemakers with virtually no dependable electoral value…,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the Delta APC has commended its loyal members and urged them to be focused and not be bothered by the tricks of the political liabilities and jobbers who nicknamed themselves as supporters of Senator Omo-Agege.