“How Can Oborevwori Be Leader Of Delta APC Ahead Of Omo-Agege?” – Senator Ndume

By Adesina Soyooye

There are cracks in the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, which have continued to widen, especially, since the  Governor of the State, Sheriff Oborevwori, elected under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party, defected to the Party.

Since then, the party has not been the same. The defection of Oborevwori instead of bringing the party  together seem to be dividing it. And the usually outspoken Senator, representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume has pinpointed one of the reasons the Party is falling apart in the State.

In an interview with Channels Television aired on Sunday, Ali Ndume pointed at injustice and unfairness. He said the party has meted out injustice to the immediate past Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege treated him unfairly to the point of humiliation.

Trouble escalated when the Governor defected to the APC from the PDP. Before then, Omo-Agege, who was not only Deputy Senate President but its Governorship Candidate in the 2023 was the Leader of the Leader. In spite of his narrow and controversial defeat, he held on to his Party, kept hope alive and inspired members. He was the Leader of the Party in the State.

But, as soon as Oborevwori decamped from the PDP to the APC, the music changed. The APC dumped Omo-Agege and pronounced the Governor who knew next to nothing, and still knows next to nothing, about the APC, the leader of the Party in the State.

Ndume finds that sad and unfortunate. He lamented the humiliating way Omo-Agege was cast aside. In the interview with Channels Television he asked: “What has Omo-Agege done?

He worried about such shabby treatment considering Omo-Agege’s contributions and dedication to the party in the State.

He said: “I don’t know what is going to happen to people in Delta, like my distinguished colleague, Omo-Agege. After losing the election, which he thought he won, he struggled in the court and then kept the party going. All of a sudden, they brought the sitting governor (Sheriff Oborevwori) and said he is going to be the leader. What has that man, Omo-Agege, done?”