Deputy Senate President, Omo-Agege remains expelled from APC, Delta State EXCO insists

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has insisted that the expulsion of the Deputy Senate President and candidate of the party in the last governorship election in the state, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege stands.

This was disclosed in a communique issued at the end of an emergency meeting of the APC State Executive Council signed by Mr Webor Isaac (Chairman), Benefa Abraham (State Organizing Secretary), Uvwromonena Aghogho (Publicity Secretary) and twentythree others.

In the communique made available to journalists yesterday, the Delta State chapter of the ruling APC accused OmoAgege of series of anti-party activities including his failure to work for the President-elect and candidate of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the election.

According to the communique, “We noted the forced efforts of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege to cause members of his ‘’kangaroo Exco’’ in his ward and State to refute his expulsion.

“The general public is hereby notified that Ovie Omo-Agege’s expulsion stands and he remains expelled.

“Senator Ovie Omo-Agege did not support the Presidentelect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the National Convention that produced the candidate. Indeed, he collected monies for Logistics and used it for other aspirants.

“During the campaigns, Ovie Omo- Agege and his boys worked for Peter Obi. He entered into an alliance with Labour Party to work for Labour for President and for Labour to work for him (Ovie Omo-Agege) during his

Gubernatorial election.

“In fact, Ovie Omo-Agege did not believe that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the Election.

“All Omo-Agege’s campaign posters had Peter Obi and he never mentioned Bola Tinubu during his campaigns”, the Delta State chapter of APC stated.

The party however, unanimously, expressed their overwhelming vote of confidence and unalloyed loyalty to President Mohammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC)

Senator Abdullahi Adamu (CFR).

The party also congratulated the President-elect, Senator Ahmed Tinubu “as we look forward to his swearing-in”.

The emergency meeting of the State Executive council of the APC in Delta State, which was called to review the current situation in the party with particular reference to the activities of Sennator Ovie OmoAgege, raised the alarm over what it called an illegal EXCO meeting of the party slated for April 11, 2023 by the loyalists of the Deputy Senate President.