By Olugbenga Salami
All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, has declared that its governorship candidate in the recently conducted 2023 general elections and the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege cannot win the state through the court.
Omo-Agege, who contested the governorship election with the winner, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, is challenging outcome of the poll held on March 18 at the court.
But the state chapter of APC, in a communique after its emergency meeting in Asaba, the capital city on April 7, 2023, signed by its chairman, Hon. Ulebor Isaac and 25 others, cautioned Omo-Agege that Imo scenario cannot be re-enacted in the state where the Supreme Court declared the present governor of Imo State as the winner of the election.
It insisted that Omo-Agege remain expelled from APC, warning that the plan by a faction of the party to hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 11 to pass a vote of confidence on the Deputy President of the Senate would amount to nothing.
The APC said that they are aware of the plan where some of the members have been promised ministerial positions in the next government and pipeline contract.
It added that such would not work because Omo-Agege didn’t work for the victory of the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
“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 President-elect Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the National Convention that produced the Candidate.
“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 APC called on the Nigerian Judicial Commission, NJC to monitor and watch the judicial proceeding of Delta state governorship from Tribunal to Supreme Court, adding that the Court can’t make Omo-Agege governor as that will not be acceptable.
They, however, passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu and also congratulated the President-elect, Tinubu.
