Omo-Agege Declares, “My Constituency Misses Me,” As He Approaches Senate Return, Pledges Support for Tinubu, Oborevwori

Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed confidence about his senate return, declaring that the good people of Delta Central Senatorial District have been missing his representation and want him back to the upper chamber of the National Assembly.

He apoke on Thursday while addressing newsmen after he submitted his completed All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms.

Senator Omo-Agege also noted that, judging by the belief of his people that so much could still come from him, he was left with no option but to hearken to their clamour.

The Delta State APC 2023 governorship candidate argued that, given the expectation that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ought to be re-elected in 2027, his constituency felt there was a need for a powerful figure to complement his efforts both in the National Assembly and in the 2027 election year.

“I am here because I have hearkened to the call of my constituents. My constituents took their time to review my accomplishments in both the 8th and 9th Senate. They have those accomplishments, and they have come to the realisation that since I moved away from the Senate, their voice is not being heard in the National Assembly.

“In the Nigerian project, nothing is given to you for free. You only receive what you fight for. That is why we have every state represented by three senators. So it is your ability to wage a war on their behalf that will determine what you are able to bring home to them by way of the dividends of democracy.

“They have seen what I did and they are missing it. They believe there is still so much to be done. More importantly, they believe that President Tinubu ought to return in 2027, and they need a powerful figure to complement his efforts, both in the National Assembly and the 2027 election year,” he said.

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Speaking further, he said: “They are happy with some of his economic policies; though tough, the results have been good. As I speak today, not just in Delta but in most states in this country, you hardly hear of governors clamouring to borrow money from banks to pay salaries and execute projects.

“That is because of the economic policies of Mr President, most especially the removal of fuel subsidy. States now receive two to three times more than they received in the last dispensation.

“My governor, for instance, is always very proud to say he has not borrowed any money since he became governor, and we are happy with that. That is because of the policy of Mr President.

“We do not want this to be stopped. We do not want a situation where, in 2027, a new crop of members of the National Assembly will come in and begin to complicate or try to reverse some of those policies.

“So, we need adherent people who believe in those policies to be in the National Assembly to give support to Mr President,” he said.
On whether he would submit himself to a consensus arrangement due to the contending blocs in the state, he simply quipped: “I will submit myself to direct primaries.”

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