By Emeka Nwaokocha
OGBOMORO/Nigeria: After much speculation and waiting, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has formally declared his ambition to contest for the governorship seat in Delta State, promising to liberate the people of Ndokwa and Oshimili Local Government Areas from marginalization, which he said was caused for the over 20 years of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, government.
The Deputy Senate President made stated this in a rally held at Federal University of Petroleum Technology, (Fupre), Ugbomro, Uvwie Council Area of the state field.
He assured the people that his developmental strides in nearly every local government and communities in Delta Central would be wholly replicated to the general interest of the state.
Senator Omo-Agege accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP under Senator Ifeanyi Okowa of marginalization of the people of Ndokwa, Oshimili North and South Local Government Areas, as they have nothing to show.
“I therefore want to bring same to Delta North and Delta South. We will not allow Okowa to continue to marginalize us. Okowa has continued to marginalize the Ndokws nation. Oshimili North and south, nothing to show. Youths left the university for over 10years without job. Okowa wants you to drive Keke while his people are using the best flashy cars. It is on this ground that we say enough is enough for PDP”.
‘Hence I want to leave my comfort zone which is Delta Central Senatorial District to develop the entire Delta state.
‘Today, I am offering myself to serve the entire state’, because according to him, several part of the state are grossly marginalised and underdeveloped by the Governor Okowa-led PDP government, he said.
He stated that he had done all that he promised the people of Delta Central, and he had also come to report that he had fulfilled that.
“First I am here to report back to you that I have fulfilled all the promises I made to you during my electioneering campaigns. Today every communities Urhobo Land has solar power street lights, Additional Transformers, renovation of primary and secondary schools, additional health centers and a brand new Federal Polytechnic at Orogun, school and Nigeria Law School Campus in Delta State. We are also about to get a new Federal University of Agriculture in Aboh and many more. This is what I have done for my people.
Former General Secretary of the Nigeria’ Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and elder statesman, Chief Frank Kokori, said that it was time to liberate Delta from the shackles of PDP maladministration, saying that Delta would be liberated with Omo-Agege in the saddle as governor comes 2023.
Speaking, founding leader of Delta APC and 2015 governorship candidate of the party, Olorogun Ortega Emerhor, said that Delta is ready to be rescued by Ovie Omo-Agege.
He lamented that since 1999 Delta State has been suffering from the PDP misrule noting that God has brought Ovie Omo-Agege to rescue Deltans from the suffering.
‘Your suffering has ended because God has brought someone for us in the person of Omo-Agege’, Emerhor said.
Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Chief Edward Onoja urged Deltans to vote Omo-Agege massively comes 2023, saying no one is more qualified than Senator Omo-Agege.
Imo state Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma who was represented by the deputy governor, Prof. Placid Njoku, spoke of his relationship with Omo-Agege, urging Deltans to rally around the deputy senate president for the emancipation of the state. ‘I want to congratulate all of you for believing in Omo-Agege. I think Delta State has a new governor and his name is Omo-Agege’.
Before his arrival at the venue of the rally which was jammed with various party’s faithful, support groups, as well as aspirants and their supporters the deputy senate president and his entourage comprises of APC NEC members including South South Zonal chairman, Chief Victor Giadom as well as deputy governors of Kogi and Imo states, paid homage to Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Dr. Emmanuel Sideso where he received royal blessing for his governorship aspiration.
