The All Progressives Congress (APC) is the only party in the state with the potential to terminate the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) 24 years of rule in the state, according to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Senate Deputy President and APC candidate for governor of Delta State.
In order to win the Delta State governorship election by a significant margin, he referred to the APC as the "government-in-waiting" and asked members to do their part.
Omo-Agege delivered a speech during the launch of the APC's Delta 2023 Governorship Campaign Council, whose director general is Elder Godsday Orubebe, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs.
He claimed that all "Deltans" must participate in the effort to establish a new administration in the state.
“I call on all ‘Deltans’, irrespective of party platform, who love this state, to join hands with us to liberate, rebuild and reinvigorate our state. This is a responsibility we owe the old and young generations and generations yet unborn. We must not fail in making Delta State a better place than we met it,” Omo-Agege said.
He advised members of the campaign council to ensure victory during the general election, saying to dislodge PDP might appear intimidating.
Omo-Agege slammed Sheriff Oborevwori for being a stooge, stressing that “for five years of Sheriff’s speakership, Delta State House of Assembly has been a rubber stamp, giving everything Governor Ifeanyi Okowa asks for without effective oversight, thereby undermining the idea of the separation of powers enshrined in our constitution, as well as weakening our democracy.”
Omo-Agege accused Okowa of embarking on a reckless borrowing spree that had mortgaged the future of ‘Deltans’ and unborn children.
He said despite the state being the highest receiver of federal allocation and 13 per cent derivation, it was also the second most indebted state in the country.
Omo-Agege said his administration would focus on human capital development, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, housing and other labour-intensive interventions.