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Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has thrown his full political weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re‑election bid, describing the President as an “in‑law” to the state and warning that it would be “evil” for Deltans to vote against a man with such close family ties. During a live interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the governor declared that securing a second term for Tinubu is now “my number one project” – even more urgent than his own re‑election. “So on the issue of the contest, governorship is not an issue… we talk about how to deliver Mr. President, my president, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which is my number one project,” Oborevwori said.
The governor rooted his argument in what he called a unique family connection: First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, whose mother is of Itsekiri descent from Warri, makes the President an “in‑law” to Delta State. “Among the candidates that emerged, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the only one that has an affiliation to Delta State,” Oborevwori told the programme. “The man is an in‑law here, and it would be evil to vote against your in‑law. It’s a family affair. In the South‑South, the people in Delta are saying this is their own.” He went on to assert that because of the First Lady’s influence, “no Itsekiri person will vote against Tinubu” and “no Urhobo man will because their son is the governor.”
Beyond blood ties, Oborevwori argued that the President’s economic reforms have already delivered tangible benefits to Delta State. He insisted that increased federal allocations under the Tinubu administration have allowed the state to execute projects without financial strain and to pay contractors promptly – a first in the state’s history. “If the reforms are not working, will we get this money? More money is coming to the states,” he said. “The reforms are working very well in Delta State, and that is why we are able to execute projects and meet our obligations.” The governor also dismissed any electoral threat from opposition parties, declaring that the APC remains the dominant political force in the state and that the voting pattern that favoured Labour Party’s Peter Obi in 2023 will not be repeated.
Oborevwori’s remarks, coming just a week after the APC primaries cemented Tinubu as the party’s 2027 candidate, have already sparked debate over the role of family ties in electoral politics. Critics have accused the governor of reducing governance to cronyism, while supporters see it as a pragmatic political calculation that could deepen federal patronage for the oil‑rich South‑South region. With the First Lady having been honoured as Utukpa‑Oritse (“Light of God”) of the Warri Kingdom in February 2026, the alliance between the Tinubu presidency and Delta State’s political establishment now appears sealed – and, according to Governor Oborevwori, opposition to it is not just poor politics; it is “evil.”
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