APC Kicks As Delta PDP Woos Omo-Agege

The speedy previous Deputy President of the ninth Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege is in a dilemma over whether or not to stay with All Progressive Congress (APC) or rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his seemingly shaky affect within the APC.

Whereas leaders in PDP are calling him to return again to the PDP, get the ticket on a platter of gold and pursue his governorship ambition in 2027, APC has been threatening him with sanction over his declare because the chief of the social gathering in Delta State.

Delta APC, in an announcement dated April 30, 2025, and signed by the publicity secretary, Valentine Onojeghuo, stated with the entry of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori into APC, he has assumed the place of the social gathering chief within the state.

The assertion titled, “Delta APC Reaffirms The Place of His Excellency Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori As Chief Of APC within the State” stated the place is just not topic to debate or rivalry.

Delta APC stated it’s unusual, boastful and reprehensible for any particular person to proceed to arrogate or to parade himself because the chief of the social gathering within the state in clear opposition to the current actuality of the governor as chief of the social gathering.

“Let or not it’s recognized that such divisive tendencies will likely be firmly resisted, and anybody who seeks to undermine this place by persevering with to parade himself as such will face extreme sanctions from the Party” it warned.

However the former commissioner for Greater Schooling and Agriculture in Delta State, Prof Patrick Muoboghere, has informed Omo-Agege to return to PDP and pursue his governorship ambition in 2027.

Muoboghere made the invitation whereas reacting to the mass defection from the PDP to the APC in Delta, stating that like a lion, Omo-Agege has been caged in his personal den.

“He shouldn’t enable himself to be humiliated and pushed round within the APC, the place his management is being undermined. The PDP is able to welcome him again with open arms and help his governorship ambition and guarantee he succeeds in his political endeavors.”

The PDP chieftain stated the statements of the Vice President Shettima the place he stated, “Omo-Agege is my good friend, work with him” is an insult to the senator whom he stated had earlier launched a press assertion a day earlier than Monday, welcoming Oborevwori to the social gathering as a pacesetter within the social gathering however inside 24 hours, he was informed that he ought to queue behind the governor and work with him.

He described the situation as an insult, degrading and demeaning to Omo-Agege, the 2023 Delta state APC Governorship candidate to have addressed himself because the chief of the social gathering and his followers.

“Senator Omo-Agege made an announcement on Sunday welcoming the Governor to the social gathering in his capability as a pacesetter of the social gathering within the state, however inside 24 hours, he was stripped of his title and compelled to work with the Governor.

“The Governor is the chief of the social gathering and Omo-Agege who has constructed the social gathering and has been working laborious to assemble followers has simply been stripped of his management and he’s being chased away from the social gathering. In any political social gathering, after the governor, each different particular person is immaterial as a result of all people should observe the governor, and on this case, as soon as the governor signifies curiosity to contest the election, there will likely be no major election and the social gathering will give him the ticket.”

Muoboghere reassured Omo-Agege and different potential returnees that the PDP is the appropriate platform for them to attain their political targets and aspirations in the event that they so want.

He additionally urged others that defected to the APC to rethink their resolution and are available again to the PDP, the place they are going to be valued and revered, noting that the PDP is dedicated to selling unity, inclusiveness, and equity in its political actions because it has at all times been.