Sheriff Oborevwori has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election after 345,375 party members across all wards in the state affirmed his candidacy.
Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer, Victor Abba, announced the result at the party secretariat in Asaba, the venue of the collation centre, where he declared Governor Oborevwori as the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Delta State.
Governor Oborevwori was the sole aspirant in the party’s direct primary election.
“I, Engineer Sir Victor Abba, Chairman of the Delta Governorship Primary Election Committee and Returning Officer for the Delta State Governorship Primary Election held on the 21st day of May, 2026, hereby certify that the aspirant, Rt Hon. (Elder) Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, scored 345,375 votes,” he declared.
Abba said Oborevwori, having satisfied the party’s constitutional requirements and secured the highest number of valid votes cast, was duly returned elected as the APC governorship candidate for Delta State.
He praised party members for their unity, maturity, and peaceful conduct during the exercise, saying: “We have seen what has happened in Delta State and we are satisfied. The maturity of politics in this state is second to none.”
He also commended Governor Oborevwori for infrastructural development, people-oriented programmes, and governance initiatives, saying the administration had strengthened the APC’s acceptance across Delta State.
Speaking after voting in his ward in Okpe Local Government Area, Oborevwori commended the APC leadership for conducting what he described as a transparent, peaceful, and exemplary primary election, adding that the party remained united ahead of the polls.
The governor said the large turnout across the state’s 270 wards demonstrated grassroots participation and reflected the confidence party members had in his leadership.
“I must sincerely appreciate our great party, the APC, for the transparent and exemplary model adopted for this primary election. It is a model worthy of emulation by other political parties,” he said.
Oborevwori said the peaceful conduct of the exercise marked a departure from previous political traditions, stressing that adherence to due process eliminated tensions often associated with party contests.
“For the first time in Delta State, our primaries were conducted peacefully without violence, crisis, or loss of lives. Nobody imposed candidates on the people. The people freely chose those they wanted,” he stated.
Former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said the turnout reflected support for Governor Oborevwori’s administration, while Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, said the governor’s emergence reflected confidence in his leadership.
Other party leaders, including Hilary Ibegbulem, Ndudi Elumelu, Jonathan Ukodhiko, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, Francis Waive, and Solomon Areyenka, also commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise and expressed confidence in the party’s prospects ahead of the 2027 elections.
The declaration of Oborevwori as APC governorship candidate was witnessed by the Deputy Governor, Monday Onyeme, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, and other party leaders.
