Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his leadership following the defection of key political stakeholders in Delta State from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a post on X on Wednesday, Keyamo praised Tinubu’s guidance shortly after Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his commissioners declared their move to the APC. The minister also shared a video showing the governor and his cabinet singing "On Your Mandate," a political anthem linked to President Tinubu. He wrote: “Today is the day the Lord has made in Delta State. Finally, finally Delta is APC! Thank you, Mr. President for your leadership that has attracted the best to our Party. Thank you, my leader & Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori for your foresight and courage in taking this bold decision.” Similarly, Ifeanyi Okowa, the immediate past Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2023 election, has confirmed his defection to the APC. While announcing the development, Senator James Manager said, “All PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the state party chairman, and all local government chairmen, had agreed to join the APC. We cannot continue to be in a sinking boat,” he said. Traditionally, Delta State is one of the PDP strongholds; however, Governor Sheriff, his predecessor and his cabinet members’ defection underscores the political shift and the collapse of the PDP in the state.