[2] He was also the gubernatorial nominee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 Delta State governorship elections.
The military administration subsequently detained Turner and harassed Ogboru's siblings and did not discourage the looting of his properties by soldiers.
Ogboru returned to Nigeria in June 2000 and joined the democratic process with the establishment of the South-South Rainbow Coalition (SSRC).
[11] In the 2019 governorship election of Delta State, Ogboru, under the umbrella of the All Progressive Congress (APC) lost to Ifeanyi Okowa.
[12] Defected to APC and was the number One contender to the then PDP governor Sen Ifeanyi Okowa in the 2019 March gubernatorial election.