The Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Ngozi Odu, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a major political shift in the state’s leadership.

Odu completed her registration as an APC member at her ward in Akabuka town, Ward 8, Unit 11, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Following her registration, she reportedly broke into the song “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand,” a chant widely associated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, drawing cheers from supporters present at the venue.

Her defection comes just weeks after Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara also joined the APC following a meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Fubara was formally registered as an APC member by Tony Okocha, the party chairman in Rivers State, on the directive of the APC national secretariat.

In a further consolidation of the party’s structure in the state, APC National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda recently announced Governor Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State.

The defection of both the governor and deputy governor from the PDP to the APC is expected to significantly reshape the political landscape in Rivers State ahead of upcoming elections, strengthening the APC’s influence and presence in the region.