Delta State governor, Sheriff Obovrewori, has promised to get 1.4 million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Mr Oborevwori made the promise on Wednesday when he announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The governor moved to the APC with his deputy, Monday Onyeme, his immediate predecessor and the PDP 2023 vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the entire PDP structures in the state.

Announcing the development, a press statement from the press unit of the governor’s office said it will change the fortune of the APC in the South-south region.

“With Oborevwori now in APC colours, the South‑South’s political map tightens as the new alignment enhances President Bola Tinubu’s re‑election calculus by adding roughly 1.4 million Delta votes to the ruling party.”

For the 2023 General Election, Delta State registered 3,227,697 voters, with 2,989,514 collecting their permanent voter cards (PVCS) that enabled them to vote on election day.

However, the state cast 615,341 valid votes in the presidential election, representing only 19 per cent of the registered voters.