Deputy President of the Nigeria Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has declared that the reign of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State would end come 2023.
Omo-Agege made the projection while receiving over 5,000 defectors from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oviri-Ogor and Ughelli urban, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
He said everything in life has an expiry date, insisting that the terminal date for the PDP in the state was already very near.
“Although 2023 is still far, Omo-Agege is coming. What we are going to use their eyes to see, they won’t believe it.
“APC has already won the 2023 election, PDP and Okowa know,” he boasted.
The Deputy Senate President was received by a mammoth crowd during the defection ceremony.
Speaking further, the Delta South senator said; “the youths and women are the owners of party and owners of town and not the leaders.
“They are the ones that can make or spoil a town. I say this not to undermine our leaders.”
Omo-Agege, who was joined by the outgoing state chairman of the party, Prophet Jones Erue, the incoming State Chairman, Engr Omene Sobotie, incoming Delta Central Chairman, Chief Paulinus Akpeki, the APC chairman in Ughelli North, Mr Obakpororo Onoabeje, Mr Roland Oyibo, Chief John Omoyibo, among other party leaders to receive the defectors, promised of a level playing field for all party members.
“I welcome you all to this party and I promise you that you will enjoy every privilege that others are enjoying. Whether you are old or new you are all equal.
“In this party, we don’t have joiners and founders and that is what separates me from other leaders. They will say this and this just joined the party yesterday but I don’t believe in that, whether yesterday or today, you are all one,” he reiterated.
Earlier at Oviri-Ogor town hall, President-General of Oviri-Ogor community, Chief Monday Otobrise, who led the defectors in the town, said they were endeared to Senator Omo-Agege due to his accessibility, adding that for the first time they were having a representative that is always in touch with them.
Also speaking on behalf of the defectors, who are mostly youths, the Youth Chairman of Oviri-Ogor community, Mr Voke Onogure, said the Deputy President of the Senate has done well for them.
Making a remark on behalf of the defectors, at Ughelli urban, Mr David Okorare said they were proud of the leadership style of Senator Omo-Agege.
Okorare said their decision to dump their former political party was stemmed from the purposeful representation and leadership of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Omo-Agege.
