"PDP sent me to jail, APC released me" - Ibori says as he plans defection

Former governor, James Ibori is planning to join other over 6,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Delta state.

The decampees are mainly from Oleh community and its environs in Isoko South local government area of the state, and also include two aides of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

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Sources close to Chief James Ibori , a two-time former governor of the state hinted that all was now set for him to dump PDP for APC in the next few days.

The source quoted James Ibori saying: “PDP send me to jail, APC released me. We are taking steps very soon”.

The politicians said that, their decision to dump PDP is because of high handedness, and continued imposition of candidates by the leadership of the party, alleging that the PDP as a party portends “evil with fake ideologies”.