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  • JUST IN: Aide to Deputy Senate President, shot dead in Delta

    JUST IN: Aide to Deputy Senate President, shot dead in Delta

     

    An aide to the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the aide who was identified as Cyril Mudiagbe, popularly called Cyril Makanaki by his admirers was said to have been killed in the night at the weekend in his house in the Decima area of the town, and found in a pool of his blood in the morning, the next day.

    The incident has caused tension in the area as security operatives, including men of the vigilante group, have taken over the area in search of the killers.

    Many of the shops in the area have also been closed as a result of the incident.

    A neighbour, who simply called himself Lucky, claimed that the gunmen were robbers, saying “they came to rob. They first went to the plaza opposite the house before coming to this place.”

    Another neighbor, Eniagbe, who claimed to live in the same compound with Mudiagbe, said the gunmen shot the deceased through the window, saying “they were banging his window and when he opened his window, he was shot on his chest.”

    The Police Public Relations (PPRO), Delta State Command, Edafe Bright, when contacted, said “I am yet to be briefed, but immediately I get the report, I will let you know the situation.

  • Tinubu missing in APC critical stakeholders meeting in Aso Villa

    Tinubu missing in APC critical stakeholders meeting in Aso Villa

    President Muhammadu Buhari is hosting a delegation of chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by the party’s National Chairman Senator Adamu Abdullahi at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, but visibly missing is the party’s presidential candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu.

    Those in the party’s delegation are vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima; Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege; Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase and some progressive Governors on the party’s platform.

    The presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, however is not at the meeting.

    Shettima, on Wednesday informed journalists he would be paying a seeking audience with the alongside party’s critical stakeholders.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that the visit comes about two days after Shettima was publicly presented as Tinubu’s running mate.

    Governor Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), who is Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), led other his colleagues, including Babagana Zulum(Borno); Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe); Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) and Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) among others.

    Details shortly…

  • Delta Govt unfair to Ijaws – Omo-Agege

    Delta Govt unfair to Ijaws – Omo-Agege

    The Deputy President of the Senate. Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, on Sunday said that the Delta Government had not been fair to the Ijaw ethnic nationality in the state.

    Omo-Agege, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Delta, made the observation when he visited the Ijaw nations.

    He was hosted by the Ijaw people at the premises of Mr Dan Ekpebide in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

    Omo-Agege who was flanked by his running mate, Mr Friday Osanebi, thanked the people for the honour

    Addressing the crowd, Omo-Agege said that he was ready to change the current narrative in the state if elected as governor.

    The lawmaker, representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, said he was pained by the sufferings the Ijaws were subjected to in the state.

    “I have always felt the pain of the Ijaw nations because I know their contributions to the economy of this country.

    “I believe that government has been unfair to the Ijaw people, given their contribution to the economy of this country.

    “I know as a consequence of that contribution, so much is returned to our state by ways of FAC allocation and 13 per cent derivation.

    “But if you look around and asked yourself, is their anything on ground and more specifically in the Ijaw nation commensurate with that receipt, the answer is no.

    “We are prepared to change the narrative of Delta, we are prepared to judiciously use the resources that will come to the state to the benefit of our people,” he assured.

    Omo-Agege said that when voted into power, he would ensure prompt payment of pension and gratuities.

    According to him, the era when, “people spend the best part of their lives rendering services to the state and after retirement they will not be paid their pension and gratuity is gone”.

    He said that his administration would focus among others, creating employment and empowerment of the people, developing the state, ensuring peace and security.

    Omo-Agege urged the people to support his governorship ambition, adding that they would be carried along.

    “We will do better than this government. I seek your partnership in all ramifications as I run this governorship race. I cannot dictate to the Ijaw nation what their entitlement should be, but by way of dialogue.

    “This is not about APC or PDP, it is about leadership, competence and orientation. Some believed you get there, collect the money and share while others believe it is about baking the cake to the benefit of all.

    “When you think differently and act differently, you have a better outcome, this is what I commit to the people of Delta.

    “Before we can make genuine case for oil companies to return, we must address the issues of insecurity in the state. So our cardinal agenda is to provide peace and security,” he said.

    Omo-Agege said that with the support from his side, together and a sustainable support from the Ijaw leadership, he was confident of winning the governorship election in 2023.

    Earlier, the host, Mr Ekpebide thanked Omo-Agege for honouring the call.

    “I am delighted to have you in my house. After 2007, I have not been active in politics but today I am wholeheartedly declaring my support for my brother Omo-Agege and the party he represents.

    “My official declaration will be done in Okerenkoko which is my ward headquarters. Where ever you
    stand, that is where I will stand.

    “I am not alone, I am working with my brothers, friends and others in the struggle. Very soon we will roll out and I am very sure we will get to the promse land,” he said.

    Ekpebide said that the achievement of Omo-Agege in the Delta Central spoke volumes, expressing hope that the development would transcend to the Ijaw nation when he became the governor.

    Also, an APC chieftain in Delta, Mr Michael Johnny, said the Ijaws were ready to work with Omo-Agege in the governorship race.

    Johnny also thanked Ekpebide for declaration support for APC.

    “The Ijaw APC are ready to work with you and others that are willing to join us to achieve this great opportunity that is coming to us,” Johnny said.

    In attendance were representatives from various Ijaw communities in Delta among whom were Dr Chris Ekiyor, former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Delta  and others from Edo, Bayelsa and Rivers.

  • 2023: Urhobo royal fathers offer prayers, blessings to Omo-Agege

    2023: Urhobo royal fathers offer prayers, blessings to Omo-Agege

    Traditional rulers in Urhoboland in Delta State have offered royal blessings to the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of the State, Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege on his quest for the governorship seat of the State.

    In a meeting today with Urhobo monarchs under the aegis of Urhobo Traditional Rulers Council, the monarchs applauded Senator Omo-Agege for attracting developments to almost all the communities in the eight local government areas of Delta Central Senatorial District.

    All the kings from the 24 kingdoms that make up Urhoboland attended the event held at the palace of the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom and Chairman, Urhobo Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, Ovie Richard Ogbon Ogoni-Oghoro 1.

    The royal father who is reputed to be Africa’s oldest traditional ruler lauded the sterling performance of Omo-Agege and for restoring the voice of the Urhobo Nation at the national level.

    “Senator Omo-Agege is a listening person. This is the second time he has come here to give report of his stewardship.

    “This time he has covered the whole of Urhobo nation. Seeing is believing. Every part of the Urhobo Nation has been touched.

    “We are glad. We know when you come to the pinnacle of administration in the state, all things will be better,” the centenarian said.

    Highpoints of the meeting were the blessings and prayers offered to Senator Omo-Agege and his running mate, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi by the royal fathers.

    Speaking, the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom and Chairman, Delta State Traditional Rulers Council, HRM Felix Mujakperuo, Orhue 1, commended the federal legislator for touching all nooks and crannies of Delta Central.

    “I want to use this opportunity to tell a little bit of my interaction with His Excellency. The Amukpe-Agbor Road was so bad that they were raping women and kidnapping people there.

    “Before he came on board, I protested and wrote a letter to the Federal Government about that road during the Jonathan administration.

    “During this administration, they relaunched the project and instead of starting it from Amukpe, they wanted to start it from Agbor.

    “I protested and wrote to him and the Minister.  Senator Omo-Agege called the Minister and the road was started from Amukpe.

    “Senator Omo-Agege does a lot of things for us. The Osubi Airport was closed. We wrote to the Federal Ministry of Aviation and copied him (Omo-Agege) that this is our battle for Urhoboland.

    “He moved round, met the Minister of Aviation, Minister of Petroleum Resources and that is how the airport today had been given to Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

    “And recently, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) was going to close the airport, saying the airport was owing them.

    “I phoned him and he said I shouldn’t worry. Overnight, that order was cancelled. That is why the airport is still existing today,” he said.

    Giving his account of stewardship, Omo-Agege reeled out a catalogue of projects he had attracted to all eight local government areas of the senatorial district.

    “In the run-up to the 2019 election, I came before this august body for prayers that will take me to Abuja as a senator. The prayers were offered and they worked.

    “Not only did I emerge as the first reelected senator from Delta Central Senatorial District, I also emerged as the Deputy President of the Senate. There’s not a chance in the world that I will skip an opportunity to ask for these prayers again.

    “At the time I asked for those prayers, I rendered an account of my stewardship of what I had done on behalf of the Urhobo people in the Senate.

    “And I remember when I rendered account, some of my fathers pointed out that ‘All these things you are reeling out, I didn’t see anything in my Kingdom’. But I am sure I placed projects everywhere in this my second term,” he said.

    The APC governorship candidate promised to build a new Delta State anchored on Employment and Empowerment, Development, Good Governance and Enduring Peace and Security (EDGE) if elected as Governor of the State in 2023.

    While assuring that he would turn the fortunes of Delta around, and make the state a giant construction site, he expressed regret that what the state collects from FAAC Allocation and 13 per cent derivation are not commensurate with the physical development on the ground.

    He said: “Borno, Ebonyi, Kaduna, Kano States and others that are not oil-producing states, hence do not receive 13 per cent Derivation, have become construction sites. All our communities today are in a state of decay. I have chosen not to indict anybody but I can and will do better”.

    Other Urhobo monarchs at the event included the Ovie of Agbarha Otor Kingdom, HRM Richard Oghenevwogaga, Ebelle JP. Okorefe 1; Ovie of Ughelli Kingdom, His Majesty, Wilson Ojakovo Oghoghovwe Oharisi III; Ovie of Agbon Kingdom, Ogurime-rime Ukori I, Michael Omeru; Ovie of Oghara Kingdom, HRM Noble Eshimetan, Orefe III; Okobaro of Ughievwen Kingdom, HRM Matthew Ediri Egbin, Owahwa 11, among others.

    In Omo-Agege’s entourage were his running mate, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi; the state APC Chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie; Chairman of the party in Delta Central Senatorial District, Chief Paulinus Akpeki; APC Senatorial Candidate for Delta Central, Chief Edeh Dafinone among others.

  • Delta 2023: Edwin Clark endorses Omo-Agege for governor

    Delta 2023: Edwin Clark endorses Omo-Agege for governor

    With an unequivocal endorsement on Thursday, elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has given a massive boost to the gubernatorial ambition of Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.

    At a three-hour ceremony attended by top personalities from Delta State at the Asokoro home of Chief Edwin Clark in Abuja, the former Federal Commissioner for Information who also led the struggle for the creation of Delta State in 1991 emphatically restated his confidence in Senator Omo-Agege’s capacity to turn the fortunes of the state and its people around.

    “My son, you will be the governor (in 2023). Your father who is no longer with us will be proud and happy to see me, his brother working to make his son our governor. Authority belongs to God and I want to pray for you,” Chief Clark stated, adding that Senator Omo-Agege’s administration would massively transform the state within eight years.

    Chief Clark disclosed that after seeing the massive pace of infrastructural and human capital development being executed by Senator Omo-Agege in his Delta Central Senatorial District, he had advised him to spread such historically significant goodies to other parts of the state, and that Senator Omo-Agege did not hesitate in accelerating the development of areas outside his constituency.

    Clark insisted that he would vote for Omo-Agege against the opposing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even though he was a once a member of PDP.

    “My vote is not because you are APC, but because you are the kind of governor I have been waiting for. A governor that will develop not only the whole of Delta, but Warri, which was the projected capital of Delta before it was changed. A governor that will not emerge by imposition. A governor that will serve the interests of the state and not of godfathers,” he said.

    In his brief speech, Senator Omo-Agege stated that he, along with his running mate, Rt. Honourable Friday Osanebi and members of their gubernatorial campaign team were starting their first round of formal consultations with a visit to Chief Edwin Clark before they begin visits to various traditional rulers on Saturday.

    Senator Omo-Agege said that his developmental impact through infrastructural projects, employment, humanitarian efforts and human capital development positively impacted every town and community in Delta Central and stressed that he is seeking an opportunity to raise Delta State to a level where its development can become easily comparable with that of Lagos, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and other leading states.

    Omo-Agege lamented the deep deterioration of Warri City and infrastructural facilities across the state over the years, adding that great opportunities exist to boost tourism, road transport, education, employment and the internally-generated revenue profile of the oil-producing state.

    “It is said that ‘by their fruits you shall know them’ but my achievements in Delta Central Senatorial District and beyond speak for themselves. Among others, we have done solar street lights, provision of transformers , e-libraries and numerous other projects and we have ensured the allocation of N600 million for the construction of students’ hostel accommodation in Ukwuani Local Government Area.

    “Under the 2022 national budget alone, we have over 750 projects, in 2021, we had about 600 and in 2020, we had about 450 projects” stated Senator Omo-Agege while reeling out numerous developmental projects, including Federal Polytechnic, Nigerian Law School Campus and several other projects that he facilitated for Delta State within four years.

    “The Warri that you grew up in, is dead and now in great need of massive urban renewal and God willing, it is one of the major assignments that our administration will focus on if we emerge as Governor and Deputy Governor of Delta State. Okerenkoko, Ode-Itsekiri and other places can be developed and beautified to accommodate five-star hotels and become huge revenue-yielding areas like Hawaii in the United States.

    “We can become what Lagos became; why can’t we generate enough internally-generated revenue to power massive development,” he said.

    Senator Omo-Agege was accompanied by his running mate, Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi; Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo; former Minister of the Niger Delta, and DG of the campaign organization, Elder Godsday Orubebe; state chairman of the party, Elder Omeni Sobotie; former Chairman of the National Social Insurance Trust Fund, Mrs. Ngozi Olejeme; his Chief of Staff, Dr. Otive Igbuzor, Chief Paulinus Akpeki, amongst other party chieftains and heavyweights. Also in attendance was Ambassador Boladei Igali.

  • BREAKING: Omo-Agege picks Friday Ossai Osanebi as running mate

    The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has picked the former Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election in the State.

    TheNewGuru.com (TNG) reports that Osanebi, who is the lawmaker representing Ndokwa East Constituency in the State House of Assembly, was once a heavyweight champion of the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta.

    Announcing the choice of Osanebi as his running mate, Senator Omo-Agege said the former Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly emerged as deputy governorship candidate from a painstaking internal vetting process in which many notable and highly qualified Deltans were also considered.

    “Consistent with section 187(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and in furtherance of the firm resolve of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State to provide responsible and balanced leadership to realise our strategic vision to take Delta from extreme bad governance and Build A New Delta (‘BAND’) on the four pillars of Employment and Empowerment, Development, Good Governance and Enduring Peace and Security (‘EDGE’), and after broad consultations with the leadership of our party, stakeholders within and outside the party and diverse interests across our State in a painstaking vetting process, it is my pleasure to announce to our people that The Rt. Honourable Friday Ossai Osanebi is my nominated running mate and the Deputy Governorship candidate of APC for the 2023 Delta State Governorship election.

    “This momentous decision is for the greater good of all our people and consistent with our unshakeable faith in the immense leadership strengths, innovative energies and resourceful spirit of the youths of this great country.

    “May I quickly mention here that Rt. Honourable Osanebi emerged as our Deputy Governorship candidate from a painstaking internal vetting process in which many notable and highly qualified Deltans were also considered. Our Constitution only allows one choice and we know that Rt. Honourable Osanebi is a great choice. Nonetheless, I am confident that with God on our side and by the electoral will of our people, each eminent Deltan who was considered in the vetting process will be given a chance to add value to public governance in strategic roles after the 2023 general elections,” Omo-Agege stated.

    Born on October 7, 1980 to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ossai Osanebi of Umuedem Quarters, Beneku Town in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State, Rt. Honorable Osanebi is a vibrant, focused, humble, diligent and upward mobile young leader with vast legislative business, general public governance and corporate management experience. He had his elementary education at Eke Model Primary School, Kwale before proceeding to Orogun Grammar School, Orogun. Thereafter, he attended Enugu State University of Science and Technology where he studied Material and Metallurgical Engineering.

    In January 2011, Rt. Honourable Osanebi attended a Public Governance course at the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), London. He was at the University of Oxford, England for an Administration and Policy-making program in July 2012. He participated in the June 2016 edition of the USA Legislature Revenue Management and Budget Process organized by the International Law Institute, Washington DC. In April 2018, he undertook a Leadership Development program of study organized by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

    “Rt. Honourable Osanebi is a leader of impeccable character. He is a highly competent political bridge-builder and unifier of people. A very successful former National President of Ndokwa Youth Council (NYC), he holds the record of the youngest member of the Delta House of Assembly – representing Ndokwa East Constituency. His sterling qualities earned him several important leadership roles in the Delta State House of Assembly, including the Chairmanship of the House Committee on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC); Deputy Chief Whip; Chairman, House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs; Chairman, House Committee on Culture and Tourism; and eventually, the Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly.

    “Rt. Honorable Osanebi constantly demonstrates mature, humane, resourceful and impactful leadership in public governance, legislative business, youth affairs, community relations, and corporate engagements, more particularly in the oil and gas industry where he has carved a niche for himself. He has a unique capacity to make sound and courageous decisions for the good of society. Trustworthy and God-fearing, Rt. Honorable Osanebi is a Christian and happily married to Mrs. Ogechi Osanebi, and they are blessed with children.

    “Rt. Honourable Osanebi is a philanthropist whose humane, meek and compassionate heart identifies and beats with our everyday and challenged people. For this, he is popularly referred to by many as “The Empowerment Master”. He therefore undoubtedly fits perfectly into our ‘EDGE to BAND’ transformational agenda to reorganize our dear State. His life and beliefs clearly complement my vision of Delta State as a land of respect for and investment in all our people and their interests. He brings huge leadership capital to the table in our collective quest to rescue Delta from indescribable governance rot and restore hope to our people.

    “I am confident that working with the Rt. Honorable Friday Ossai Osanebi as our Deputy Governorship Candidate offers Deltans, especially our youths, a unique opportunity to repair our broken leadership foundations and Build A New Delta. This unique moment in our political evolution is clearly orchestrated by God Almighty for His greater glory and greater good of all our people. I humbly urge all our people to embrace this as our real chance for true greatness. We are marching towards the New Delta of our dream, and we are unstoppable,” a statement released by Omo-Agege reads.

  • Sen. Omo-Agege rewards heroic tanker driver with N1m

    Sen. Omo-Agege rewards heroic tanker driver with N1m

    Deputy Senate President and Delta APC’s governorship candidate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has rewarded brave tanker driver, Ejiro Otarigho, with a personal donation of N1 million.

    On June 10, Otarigho averted monumental disaster when he drove his burning petrol tanker away from a densely-populated area in Agbarho, Delta, to the riverside.

    His action saved hundreds of lives and property worth billions of Naira.

    Applauding the tanker driver, Omo-Agege said his courageous action saved his constituents and averted a national catastrophe and mourning.

    Responding, Otarigho thanked Omo-Agege for his kind donation, even as he used the opportunity to debunk media reports that he was not interested in a national honour but in a new tanker.

    “I look forward to coming to Abuja for the national honour recommended for me to the president by the Senate. I thank Sen. Omo-Agege again for moving the motion,’’ Otarigho said.

    These were made known in Abuja on Friday in a statement issued by Mr Ima Niboro, Director, Communications and Media Strategy, Omo-Agege Campaign Organisation.

    Last week, the Senate recommended Otarigho to President Muhammadu Buhari for a national honour.

    This followed a motion moved by Sen. Omo-Agege, co-sponsored by Sen. James Manager (PDP- Delta) and Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi (APC-Delta North).

  • Omo-Agege eulogizes Tinubu for winning APC’s presidential ticket

    Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the newly-elected presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Omo-Agege’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Mr Ima Niboro, Director, Communications and Media Strategy, Delta APC Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation.

    Omo-Agege, the standard-bearer of APC in the 2023 governorship election in Delta, expressed optimism that Tinubu would emerge victorious in the 2023 presidential election.

    He lauded President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Working Committee of the APC for giving all aspirants a level playing field.

    He commended the 2022 APC Special Convention Committee for successfully conducting the primary election.

    Omo-Agege also showered glowing tributes on APC governors in the north of Nigeria for setting the pace by zoning the presidency to the South.

    He called on Tinubu to be magnanimous in victory and stressed the need for all presidential aspirants to join hands with the APC’s presidential candidate and the party in ensuring victory.

    “Not everyone gave APC a chance to conduct a free, fair and credible presidential primary election. With the undercurrents in the build-up, some had predicted that our great party would go into extinction after this convention.

    “With the transparent process that saw the emergence of Asiwaju Tinubu as our party’s standard-bearer, I am confident more than ever before that this is the beginning of even greater tidings for our party.

    “We proved our critics wrong. We have shown that with unity of purpose, the sky is our starting point,’’ he said.

    Omo-Agege also called on Nigerians to support Tinubu and other APC candidates at all levels at the 2023 general elections.

  • Dafinone congratulates Tinubu on his emergence as APC Presidential candidate

    A renowned Chartered Accountant and the All Progressive Congress (APC), Delta Central Senatorial Candidate, Chief Ede Dafinone has congratulated the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the newly-elected APC presidential candidate on his victory during the party primary.

    Chief Dafinone in a statement personally signed on Wednesday, also congratulated the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Delta State’s APC governorship candidate and other APC candidates across the state, urging them to build a strong force to take over Delta come 2023.

    He said the former Lagos State Governor, “has the capacity to take Nigeria to the next level.”

    Recall that Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday polled 1271 votes to emerge the winner of the party’s presidential primary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in next year’s election.

    The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Export Group chairman also congratulated other aspirants for their maturity before and during the exercise.

    “I must commend the party for their orderliness and respect for the Constitution. It was a family affair but what is before us now is the challenge to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people. The primary today is one of No Victor, No Vanquished, and this victory is for us all.”

    Dafinone who is the chairman of the Sapele-Okpe Community Land Trust Association called on Nigerians to support all APC candidates across the country in order to enable the party to consolidate on the gains recorded in the past 7 years.

    “Senator Tinubu must not relent in making Nigeria a better place, he will certainly improve on what President Buhari is doing. I trust he has the capacity to make things better for all Nigerians.

    “He must also reach out to other aspirants because the time begins now. Let’s not relent in working hard for our great party. I urge all our party members and Nigerians to rally support for Senator Tinubu in the Presidential elections in 2023.”

    Dafinone stated further that APC in Delta under the leadership of Senator Omo-Agege is now positioned to take over the reins of governance from the PDP in 2023 and provide better management of the resources of the State.

  • BREAKING: Omo-Agege wins APC guber ticket to square with Oborevwori in 2023

    BREAKING: Omo-Agege wins APC guber ticket to square with Oborevwori in 2023

    Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports this squares up Omo-Agege against the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori for the governorship election in Delta in 2023.

    Senator Omo-Agege emerged victorious after polling 1,190 votes in the Delta State APC governorship primary election.

    Although he was returned unopposed, delegates reaffirmed their votes in line with the Electoral Act.

    Chairperson of the Electoral Committee, Oyibo Nwaneri Esq., congratulated the winner and party delegates on a successful exercise.

    Secretary of the Committee, Ambassador Elijah Onyeagba announced that out of the 1,350 adhoc delegates, 1,235 were duly accredited while 1,190 votes were cast for the lawmaker with one void vote.

    In his remarks, Delta State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Rev. Monday Udoh Tom described the exercise as credible, peaceful, free and fair.

    The event which held at Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba, was supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), police and State Security Service operatives.

    In his acceptance speech, Omo-Agege thanked delegates for reposing confidence in him, assuring that he would not let them down.

    Lamenting the neglect of large swathes of the state by the Ifeanyi Okowa-led administration despite the immense resources available to Delta, Senator Omo-Agege said even the core areas on whose back Okowa rose to become an Anioma governor have had nothing to show for their support for his administration.

    The Deputy Senate President expressed dismay that despite the refusal of the government to pay pensioners in the last seven years, it has earmarked N5.1 billion for the construction of an International Conference Centre.

    This, he termed as a misplacement of priorities and a slap on the faces of senior citizens of the state.

    “We are not happy that while they have neglected all these obligations to our pensioners and people who have given their best years to our state, the government is spending N5.1 billion in the erection and construction of a new convention edifice. We don’t think this makes sense.

    “There is so much infrastructural decadence in this state. And we are in a hurry to get to work, win the elections and liberate our people,” he said.

    Party chieftains at the event include the State party chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi; member representing Ughelli South/North, Udu Federal Constituency, Hon. Rev. Francis Waive; Chief of Staff to the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Otive Igbuzor.

    The founding leader of the party in the state and 2015 governorship candidate, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor; Chief Ayiri Emami, Chief Lucky Okperi, and Chief Ede Dafinone among others, were also fully on the ground.