Former Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has faulted Senator Bukola Saraki’s comment about his defection, saying the former Senate President has no moral right to criticize his decision.
Key political stakeholders in Delta State including Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa, and several political appointees officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday.
Following the gale of defection which emptied the Peoples Democratic Party’s structure into the APC, Saraki, in a strongly worded statement, said Okowa’s defection to the APC is an indication of how low politics has become in Nigeria.
Reacting during an appearance on national television today, Okowa said he did not expect someone like Saraki to comment on his decision to switch parties. He argued that Saraki lacks the moral authority to criticize defections, noting that the former Senate President had once abandoned the PDP for the APC himself.
