2027: U3 forum endorses Tinubu, Oborevwori, Dafinone, Waive’s re-election

By Watchmann

The U3 Forum, a political pressure group representing Ughelli North, Ughelli South, and Udu Federal Constituency, has thrown its full support behind President Bola Tinubu, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, Senator Ede Dafinone, and Hon. Francis Waive ahead of the 2027 elections.

Meeting at the Ovwor residence of its Chairman, Chief John Oguma, the forum declared unwavering loyalty to the APC and unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the four leaders. The motion was moved by Barr. Jaro Egbo and seconded by Hon. Adelabu Bojour.

“We must return Tinubu back to the Villa. That one is sealed,” declared Chief Oguma. “The same goes for our governor. He is doing very well. He’s the only one in our history that the 24 Urhobo kings came together and gave a chieftaincy title. That shows unity and respect.”

Speaking on Senator Dafinone, Oguma said, “We played politics with his father in the NPN. When his father was a Senator, I was a youth leader. Today, the son continues that legacy. His father did two tenures, and so should he.”

He added that so far, Senator Dafinone is doing a great job at the Senate, hence he needs to go back to consolidate on his achievements and attract more development to Urhobo Land.

He also praised Hon. Waive for his developmental strides: “For a long time, we sent people to the National Assembly and saw no impact. But today, we have a representative who brought a Federal Medical Centre to Udu, facilitated a Federal School of Nursing, and a world-class Computer School. This is the kind of politics I believe in—human capital development before anything else.”

Oguma emphasized the forum’s collective resolve: “When I made that statement, no one challenged me. Instead, the support was overwhelming. We don’t play the politics of ‘I’—it’s always ‘we’. Let us respect one another. If it’s not your turn today, it could be yours tomorrow. We have one governor, one president. We must remain loyal and follow their leadership. Fighting them is like fighting God, who put them there.”

Senator Dafinone echoed this spirit of unity: “There is no more opposition in Delta. We are now one party, with one purpose. There are no victors and no vanquished—we are all winners.”

He praised Governor Oborevwori for unifying political forces. “Bringing the PDP bloc into the APC was visionary and unifying. Today, federal appointments go through the governor’s office. There is restored discipline and structure.”

On national challenges, he noted, “The past two years have been tough, but under President Tinubu, the economy is beginning to recover. The tough decisions taken are starting to yield fruit.”

He called on Deltans and Nigerians to continue to support the APC government led by President Bola Tinubu, noting that soon, the gains of the economic policies of this administration will take away the momental that some of the citizens had to endure.

Hon. Francis Waive was visibly moved by the endorsement. “When your people come around, pass a vote of confidence, and say you have the ticket going forward, man, I’m overwhelmed,” he said.

He pointed to the establishment of the Federal Medical Centre in Oleri—signed into law by President Tinubu—as a major achievement, saying, “We are seeing unity like never before. Governor Oborevwori has brought together political forces, and that’s what leadership looks like.”