Ewherido joined the
United Nigerian Congress Party (UNCP) during the
Nigerian Third Republic. After the transition to democracy was aborted by
Sani Abacha, he left politics and returned to business. In 1998, he joined the
People's Democratic Party (PDP) and in April 1999, he was elected to represent the Ughelli South constituency election in the Delta State House of Assembly. In the 2006 PDP primaries he was a contender to be candidate for Governor of Delta State in the April 2007 election, but was unsuccessful in the primaries. ==References==