Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has been sworn in as the Governor of Delta State on Monday, making him the 13th Governor of the State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Chief Judge of Delta State, Hon. Justice Tessy Diai administered the oath of office to the new Governor in the midst of a mammoth crowd at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.
Rt Hon Oborevwori won the 2023 governorship election in March, defeating Senator Ovie Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ken Pela of Labour Party.
Other major contenders in the governorship election were Chief Great Ogboru of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Oborevwori was elected into the Delta State House of Assembly in 2015 as the member representing Okpe Constituency and was on May 11th 2016 elected Speaker of the House, following a shake up that led to the ouster of Rt Hon Monday Igbuya from the position.
Oborevwori served as the Speaker of the House until winning the March 2023 gubernatorial election and the subsequent swearing in.
Governor Oborevwori won the Delta State Governorship election, polling a total of 360,234 votes on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).