The immediate past Deputy Governor of Delta State, H.E. Dcn. Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, has waved away reports of his defection from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as "false, baseless, and should be disregarded in its entirety".

The former deputy governor who hails from Okerenkoko Federated Community in Gbaramatu Kingdom made the submission in a post on his official Facebook handle, Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

According to Otuaro, he is still a "bona fide and committed member" of the PDP and that his confidence in the party under its umbrella he once served as deputy governor remains unwavering.

Tagging such misleading reports as "a calculated attempt to create confusion", Otuaro called on members of the PDP to continue to "strengthen our great party, consolidate on our achievements, and continue to uphold the values" he noted made the party an envy of all. 

The full statement reads:

"My attention has been drawn to speculations and misleading reports suggesting that I, H.E. Dcn. Barr. Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, the immediate past Deputy Governor of Delta State, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

"I wish to state clearly and unequivocally that such claims are false, baseless, and should be disregarded in its entirety. I remain a bona fide and committed member of the PDP, a party under whose platform I was duly elected and served meritoriously as Deputy Governor of Delta State.

"My faith in the ideals, vision, and guiding principles of the PDP remains strong and unshaken. The PDP has been, and continues to be, the party of choice for me.

"I therefore urge the general public, political associates, and well-meaning supporters to ignore these rumors, as they are nothing but a calculated attempt to create confusion.

"The task before us as members of the PDP is to strengthen our great party, consolidate on our achievements, and continue to uphold the values that have kept the PDP as a formidable political family."

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