But, amid all those contrasting qualities, the major opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) crashed out of the recent Local Government Council poll in Delta State. Deltans anticipated that the two major political parties, APC and the governing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would test their popularity at the grassroots. Imonina also disclosed that in Burutu and Patani Local Government Areas, election materials were not taken to anywhere near the Local Government Areas. “By this resounding victory, the PDP has conclusively established beyond doubt that Delta State is PDP and PDP is Delta. It is therefore possible that just as both men’s personal interests in the Delta State governorship position in 2023 beclouded their sense of reasoning, the council election suffered.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2021 04:35 UTC