Delta Lawmakers Deny Planned Political Shift

Members of the Delta State House of Assembly (DSHA) Minority Caucus have dissociated themselves from media reports on alleged planned political shift by one Chief Promise Lawuru ahead of the 2027 election.

The minority caucus, consisting of seven APC lawmakers in the State Assembly, said the use of their group photograph to promote the said media report was unprofessional and misleading.
The legislators in their response to a report that Southern Youth leader, Lawaru, was planning a major political shift ahead of 2027,” urged the public to disregard the said report.

They said High Chief Promise Lawuru had on the 11th of January 2025 invited them to Oginbiri Celebration Day in Warri North local government area and that three of them honored the invitation due to prior engagements.

The lawmakers explained that in appreciation for their representatives attendance, he further invited them to his Warri residence on Saturday, February 1, 2025 for a breakfast meeting in which no discussion regarding the performance of the Delta State Governor, Hon Sheriff Oborevwori or 2027 election ensued as purported by the media publication.

They decried the use of photographs taken during the breakfast meeting to promote a different narrative, saying the photographs have no relationship with the content of the publication.

Hon. Emakpor Edafe (minority leader and member representing Uvwie State Constituency), Hon.

Ebitonmo Anthony Alapala, (minority whip and member representing Burutu State Constituency 1) and Hon. Matthew Onojighofia Omonade, (member representing Ughelli North Constituency 1) and others, spoke on behalf of the group.