A former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has officially declared his intention to contest the Delta Central Senatorial District election in 2027.
Omo-Agege, in his declaration, revealed that he intends to contest on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
PrimeTimes Nigeria reports that Omo-Agege served as the Deputy Senate President in the 9th National Assembly.
He contested the 2023 governorship election in Delta State on the platform of the APC but lost to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but has since defected to the APC.
Meanwhile, Omo-Agege had categorically rejected the possibility of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that they are not welcome in the party.
Speaking at a meeting with APC leaders, elders, and stakeholders in Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas, Omo-Agege declared that APC was the dominant party in Delta State and had continued to gain momentum.
He noted that despite PDP’s claims that APC had lost relevance in Delta State, the party secured two senatorial seats, two House of Representatives seats, and was on track to gain more defections from PDP members.
He further noted that in the Delta Central Senatorial District, where both he and Governor Oborevwori hail from, the APC won the senatorial seat, two of the three House of Reps seats, while the Labour Party won one. PDP won none.
Okowa has also since dumped the PDP for the APC.