Ibekimi Oriamaja Reports
Contrary to assertions made in some quarters, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has no influence in the state, according to Delta Commissioner for Information Mr. Charles Aniagwu.
It will take a miracle, according to Aniagwu, for Omo-Agege, the deputy senate president, to prevail in the Delta governor’s race in 2023, he stated on Thursday in Asaba.
Despite the ongoing legal dispute over the PDP’s gubernatorial campaign, he claimed that the party was still very powerful and well-liked in the state.
The commissioner claimed that the PDP has performed admirably in the state throughout the years, winning elections in all of the senatorial districts.
He claims that the APC’s biggest disadvantage in Delta is not just that Omo-Agege isn’t actually there, but also in large part because of how poorly the APC has performed at the national level.
I can legitimately refer to Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege as a senior friend since we occasionally contact, and he is aware of how much I respect him.
“He has every right to run, but he understands that in Delta, it will take a miracle for him to be able to win running on the platform of the APC.”
The success of Governor Okowa over the past seven and a half years has delivered a very huge blow to the APC, in addition to the fact that Delta is practically associated with the PDP.
The abject performance of the APC at the national level, particularly in the areas of the economy, education, security, and their failure to manage our diversity, has further harmed the chances of the APC in Delta.
“They had federal power in 2019, but we still gave them a lesson—a nasty one at that.
“Okowa won 21 out of 25 local government areas in 2015, and despite their combined strength in Omo-Agege, Ogboru, and Emerhor in 2019, Okowa won in 23 local government areas.
The PDP has continued to spread and strengthen its roots throughout the state, according to Aniagwu. “He didn’t just win them in Delta North and Delta South, he went to their stronghold in Delta Central and won in six LGAs out of eight LGAs,” he said.
Aniagwu noted that Ibrahim Shekarau’s return to the party was a favorable omen, noting that the former governor of Kano state had a great deal of sway in the state, in reference to Atiku-forays Okowa’s into Northern Nigeria.
The Delta Information Commissioner stated that the party did not begrudge David Edevbie for suing Oborevwori because it was his right to seek remedy.
It is within a person’s fundamental human rights to do so when they feel wronged and choose to file a lawsuit to seek compensation in a situation when there isn’t a heated argument.
“A positive aspect of Edevbie’s legal case is that he does not question the legitimacy of the primary election that produced Sheriff Oborevwori as a candidate for governor.
“He made it very apparent that the poll was well-run and that Oborevwori won, and what it tells you is that the PDP in Delta was able to rationalize to a very big amount in one direction.
“He chose to bring up other topics, which was within his rights as a candidate, and we in the PDP are not resentful of him for doing that.
“We think he may eventually change his mind and decide not to appeal to the Supreme Court, but even if he does, we won’t hold it against him because it is his constitutional right to do so.
But in the end, the party “will work as one party to create a governor that would rule over the affairs of Delta under the platform of the PDP, not the party will only participate in the 2023 governorship race in Delta.” said Aniagwu.
