The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and Delta APC gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has told Deltans that he will continue to stand with them in the struggle to free them from bad leadership. He also reiterated his promise to deliver, when elected, a results-oriented government, achieve a modern and developed economy, and build a strong and just Delta State for all.
In his New Year Message to Deltans, Omo-Agege expressed his commitment to build a state that will renew the confidence and pride of the citizens and become the new governor of Delta where citizens from all senatorial districts are treated fairly and justly.
He said his desire to run for governor of Delta State is not only about himself but about the future of the people of the state, a future which, according to him, seems to have been thrown away by bad governance.
Running for governor “is about the desire to transform Delta into a modern, well-governed, and economically stable state. It is not about APC and PDP. It is a race about competence, character, and courage. These qualities are needed in the next governor of Delta State, and my track record over the past seven and a half years shows these qualities.
His words: “The country has not been lucky in the electoral choices that have been made since 2007. These choices have led to setbacks and setbacks, have led to the looting of our resources, and have had a negative impact on the lives of our people. Our resources have been usurped by those who we choose to oversee our affairs as a people… I know there is a lot of work to be done and I cannot achieve all this without your cooperation and support, therefore, I invite you all to join me and the APC as we roll up our sleeves to ‘Build New Delta.’
“We no longer need the weakness that has become our destiny. We need to get out of this confusion, this ditch, and start making a path for sustainable growth and development before it’s too late.
“The 2023 election gives Deltans the opportunity and responsibility to take back the country from the hands and control of those who are wasting the country’s resources and betraying the people.
“They are destroying our collective heritage and slowing down our progress. No one knows that the government will receive money for the country and spend that money without informing the people. This disregard for citizens, and unusual and unremitted brigandage has become the norm in Delta State, especially in the past seven and a half years.
“As we move to a very important year in our lives, the election year 2023, let us think about how to liberate and save our beloved country, because the power belongs to the people. Let us pay more attention to the things that really unite and avoid the tendency solutions. Let us focus on the issues that will lead to the necessary development of the country, not the things that bring us down. Let us show understanding to each other and act in a way that will make us move forward on the right path.”
Senator Omo-Agege said Delta State must create jobs and opportunities as well as modern infrastructure for its people: better roads, better schools, better hospitals, and better security, as contained in the Employment and Empowerment Agenda EDGE, Development, Good Governance, and Sustaining Peace and Security. In this way, he explained, the country can return to its first position among developed countries in Nigeria.
“And as we celebrate, I also want to empathize with our dear friends and citizens, whose patience and forbearance keep our country peaceful despite the hardships and deprivations caused by bad governance.
“I am confident that we will overcome any challenge that we are now facing collectively as citizens and citizens as a proud people and country.
“In this New Year, all patriotic and proud Deltans must make an individual commitment to vote for APC and its candidates on board and contribute to the rebuilding of our State.
“I welcome you all to 2023, and pray that this year will give us greater opportunities for excellence and progress. I wish Deltans and all Nigerians a happy New Year and promise to continue to do all I can to stand and stand with you! Omo-Agege said.