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The Deputy Senate President and Delta APC Governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has reeled out his achievements as a senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District.
Speaking at a campaign rally in Imode and Oviri-Olomu, both in Ughelli South LGA; and Kiagbodo in Burutu LGA, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege said he has fulfilled his vow to bring development to every Urhobo community using his position as Deputy Senate President.
“And now, there is no Community in all of Urhoboland that is not affected. My promise to light Delta Central, is a promise and a promise. If there is a community that has not been lighted, I assure you that in two weeks it will be lighted.
He said he also took on the task of developing schools, primary and secondary, in Urhoboland and he ensured that at least one school was selected from each local government area in central Delta to renovate and set up an ICT centre.
According to him, he got the Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, for Urhoboland, brought in the Nigerian Law School campus, as well as the Nigerian Defense Space College, among others.
“Predicated on the promises made and realizing that Delta State has been registered by Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa led PDP government, I am asking for a bigger platform to do more for not only the Urhobo people but for the entire Delta and that is why I am running for governor. I is ready and equipped to take over the government of Delta State.
“I know that our senior citizens who retired as primary school teachers or as local government council staff, for the last eight years have not been paid after spending the best of their youth in serving Delta State.
“I understand that the gratuity payment is not a donation or a grant from Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, but a pensioner’s contribution which was deducted by the state government before his retirement and instead of releasing the money, Okowa has misused the fund. Some people, eight years after his retirement, have not paid.Many people die while others get sick and suffer because they don’t have money to take care of themselves.
“But I promise senior citizens, I will pay all your gratuities for the first six months of my tenure as governor of Delta State to embarrass the PDP.”
He promised to empower women through skill acquisition and development projects with guaranteed bank loans to pursue trade. He also promised to attract manufacturing companies to the State to provide employment opportunities to the youth.
He explained that his capacity to deliver on his promises would be boosted by the election of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate.
“Let me tell you, Tinubu will be declared the next president of Nigeria and it is good that the votes from Delta State will increase his victory.”
He also made a case for the election of Chief Ede Dafinone, Rev Francis Waive and John Oyibokwifi as Senators, House of Representatives and members of the House of Assembly.
Earlier, the State Chairman of the party, Elder Omeni Sobotie warned that APC will not subscribe to any form of intimidation from any party. “They have started issuing threats to PDP members joining us, but if they continue, we will arrest them and prosecute them.”
The APC Campaign Rally was earlier scheduled for Otughievwen Primary School, but was allegedly disallowed following an order from the PDP-led state government. The rally was then taken to a private venue in Imode.
Also, Oviri-Olomu secondary school which was the scheduled venue for the Oviri-Olomu rally was also rejected by the APC.
In a message of goodwill, Olorogun Ima Niboro, the Director of Communications and Media Strategy, APC Delta Campaign Council, and a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, commiserated with those who tolerated Okowa’s wickedness for so long. He described Omo-Agege as the lion who led the fight to free Delta State from the stranglehold of the PDP and called on all to line up behind him and elect him governor.
On his side, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya, the former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly has apologized to the Urhobo people for supporting the emergence of Dr. “tout” is the governor of Delta State.
“I am a founding member of PDP, during the election of Senator Omo-Agege, some of us will dance naked,” he said.
Also speaking, Dr. Chris Oghenechovwen, Director of Protocol and Logistics, Delta APC Campaign Council, said Ughelli South has been sold out and the key to freedom pocketed by political traders. He should be forced to hand over the keys, he said.
The highlight of the rally was the defection of more former PDP members to APC.