The hope of the incumbent member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Erhaitake Ibori-Suenu, returning to the House in 2027 now hangs in the balance following her recent defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Her second tenure bid dimmed further on Friday when PDP political gladiators and their supporters converged at Eku in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State to send a strong signal to APC, the major opposition party in Delta State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Rallying at the Baptist High School, Eku, for the official inauguration of the executive members of Ethiope Federal Constituency PDP Forum, the leaders, elders and their followers vowed to massively mobilise to ensure the defeat of Erhaitake Ibori-Suenu at the polls come 2027.
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emomotimi Guwor who was the special guest of honour at the official inauguration of the Executive Members of Ethiope Federal Constituency PDP Forum, fired the first salvo by saying that the recent defection by the member representing the constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, will have no negative consequences on the political supremacy of PDP and that the vacant seat shall be reclaimed sooner than later.
He noted that the presence of all the shakers and movers of Ethiope East and West LGAs politics at the EXCO inauguration clearly indicated that the major opposition party in the state, APC Delta, will be relegated to the dustbin of political history in Ethiope Federal Constituency, come 2027.
Rt Hon Guwor, stressed the need for all Deltans to support the state governor, Dr (Elder) Sheriff Oborevwori, adding that his enviable achievements in mega infrastructure and socio-economic development across the state cannot be overemphasized.