Ogboru emerges Delta ADC governorship candidate

Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru emerged as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate for Delta State after a direct primary election held on Monday evening. According to Prof. Patrick Sambo Williams, chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee, Ogboru secured 28,454 votes, defeating Dr. Emmanuel Unuafe, who received 1,183 votes. The declaration came three days after a faction of the party, led by Mr. Austin Okolie, announced Unuafe as the candidate through a consensus arrangement. Williams described the primary as peaceful, transparent, and free of issues, though the parallel declarations have deepened concerns over internal divisions within the Delta State chapter of the ADC. Ogboru’s victory marks another political comeback for the veteran Delta politician, who has previously contested governorship elections under different parties. Williams emphasized that the ADC aims to position itself as a major political force in Nigeria’s 2027 elections, encouraging party members to mobilize support. The election committee chairman clarified that his mandate was limited to conducting the primary and that the national leadership would handle the final results of the presidential primaries. He also noted that the party is working to resolve factional disputes while focusing on its electoral strategy for 2027.