Direct Primaries: Why Is Omo-Agege Who Claims To Control APC Party Structure Frightened? – Emerhor

Olorogun Ortega Emerhor on Saturday, says Senate Ovie Omo-Agege who claims he control the All Progressive Control (APC) structure in Delta state is very afraid  of facing him at the party direct primaries.

Emerhor, who recently joined the Delta Central senate race after the Delta Central Elders and Leaders of the party picked the form for him, said that Omo-Agege since he joined the race has been threatening “fire and fury”.

He said that the lawmaker in his “childish, churlish, intemperate and vulgar” way, had launched a dishonourable personal attack on the party Elders and chiefs of Urhobo, describing them as “malleable rent seekers, mere contractors and generally dishonorable men”.

Emerhor said, Omo-Agege, in his character of deceitfulness also described him as anti-Buhari whereas in 2015 the same Omo-Agege had branded him and his supporters as Buharist and “Boko Haram Party Supporters”.

“Everyone in Delta knows Omo-Agege to be an acolyte of former President Jonathan. Even though he campaigned on the platform of Labour Party, it is a well known fact that Labour was in alliance with the PDP against the APC and together they fought a brutal battle against Olorogun Emerhor and pro Buhari supporters in Delta State.

“We recall the last election like it was yesterday. We the pro Buhari supporters, were brutalized by Omo-Agege and PDP. We were bruised, but we were unbowed. We bled, but we soldiered on regardless.

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“Omo-Agege and PDP gave us a name in Delta: Boko Haram Supporters Party. Nigerians may not know it. But in the inflamed passions of 2015, where a Niger Deltan, Jonathan, was on the ballot against Buhari, a Fulani , this was the equivalent of a death sentence.

“But as soon as Buhari won the elections, everything changed. Today, an Omo- Agege has the fawning temerity to describe Olorogun Emerhor and the growing sea of Mr. President’s supporters in Delta as anti Buhari, simply because he thinks this is how to hoodwink Abuja, and get an automatic ticket back to the Red Chamber.

Emerhor, said that instead of resorting to personal attacks, “it will suffice for Senator Omo-Agege to climb down from his arrogant high horse and test his acceptance with Delta Central APC followers in the upcoming senatorial direct primaries.

The senatorial aspirant who spoke through his media aide, Aghogho Abraham Orotomah, said that Omo-Agege hopes that, by “playing this con game, he can turn the tables against his far more superior and politically savvy opponent would fail.

He said that Omo-Agege probably also hopes that by brandishing his recently adopted pro Buhari toga, he can dampen Olorogun Emerhor’s enthusiasm to wrest the senate seat from him.

Emerhor said that Omo-Agege is afraid of direct primaries because he is not popular in Delta Central against what he “arrogantly boast about”, saying, “So in sheer panic, Omo-Agege is frantically working all the levers to ensure indirect primaries in place of direct primaries.

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“Why is the boastful senator who claims to “control” the party structure frightened of a direct vote that will test his popularity among Delta APC faithfuls?

“How come he is the only leader in Delta State APC who is afraid of Direct primaries?

“Olorogun Emerhor hereby challenges Senator Omo-Agege to a contest for the APC senatorial ticket through a free and fair Direct primary.

“Let Senator Omo-Agege avail himself of this opportunity to prove that he can win in a transparent internal democratic contest within the party, rather than run around Abuja seeking an automatic ticket through indirect primaries.

“About winning elections, who between Omo-Agege and Emerhor is more capable of winning votes. Has Omo-Agege forgotten he ganered less than 10,000 votes in his Governorship bid in the 2010 rerun elections. And in 2015 when he rode on the back of Chief Great Ogboru for the senate run, would he have garnered any votes but for Ogboru?

“Even at that, did he win that election, or simply got victory through legal technicalities in court? Truth be told, has Omo-Agege truly ever won an election?

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“It is obvious that Omo-Agege is scared witless about the game changing entry of Olorogun Emerhor into the Delta Central senate race.

“He knows Olorogun Emerhor will soon rapidly terminate his reign of arrogance, rascality and foolishness, and provide a sanguine and refined representation for the good people of Delta central”.