About five thousand members have decamped from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Delta State.

The decampees who were from different local government areas that made up Delta Central Senatorial District were received at a mega political rally held at the Ughelli Township Stadium, Ughelli.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Kingsley Esiso while receiving the defectors, said that PDP will have a smooth sail to victory in the 2019 general elections.

Among the decampees were Col. Morrison Ideh, Chief Edward Ofomona, Chief Ochuko Johnson, Chief Reuben Oteri, and Chief Samuel Umunedi.

Okowa said: “It is a thing of joy that those who we described as big fish in the opposition have come to join us in the PDP. With these persons that have joined us today, it is a smooth victory for PDP in 2019. We are with God, we are with the people, we are not deceiving people, we tell our people the truth, we are working with our people.”

He further said : “For the 2019 elections, we will hold on to our units and wards, we will not allow anybody to intimidate us, we will win the next election clearly with the massive support we have.”

Governor Okowa commended those who decamped to the PDP, claiming that with the work his administration had done, the few people remaining in opposition political parties will join the PDP before the 2019 general elections.

Chairman of the PDP, Barr. Esiso, stated: “Governor Okowa is working, we believe in the principle of rotation of the governorship seat, Governor Okowa will complete his eight years, we cannot be intimidated.

“Nigerians are tired of APC government, they are tired of hunger. We must have a President of PDP extraction in Aso Rock in 2019, today is to tell the world that the people of Delta Central are fully in support of Governor Okowa in 2019.

We cannot follow a political rascal that will come to us every four years to deceive us, we will never accept those who will go to Abuja to disgrace us.”