The All Progressives Congress in Delta State has expelled the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege.
Ovie Omo-Agege, the deputy president of the Senate, has been removed from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State due to alleged anti-party activity and other unspecified offenses.
Omo-Agege was expelled by the Delta APC, according to a letter dated March 31, 2023 that was obtained by ENIGERIA on Monday.
In the elections, Sheriff Oborevwori, a candidate for the People’s Democratic Party, defeated Omo-Agege, the APC’s candidate for governor of Delta State.
The returned Governor-elect of the PDP, Oborevwori, received 360,234 votes, leading Omo-Agege by 120,005 votes, who received 240,229 votes.
The Expulsion Of Omo-Agege
Omo-Agege’s expulsion, according to the party’s State Executive Committee (SEC), followed a meeting held on the March 31, 2023 at the state party’s secretariat, Asaba, to ratify the notice of expulsion by Omo-Agege’s ward executive committee in Orogun and Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
The letter which was signed by one Isaac Ulebor as state chairman of the party, Benjamin Imonivoseye, deputy chairman, Inana Michael, state secretary and other leaders of the party, noted that the expulsion of the deputy senate president was after due deliberation.
It read, “After due deliberation of the Notice of Resolution of Expulsion of Senator Ovie Omo Agege as a member of the Party by the executive committee of the Orogun ward and Ughelli North Local Government Chapter dated 20th March, 2023 and accordance to the provision of Article 21.2 (1) (lI) (VII) 21.3 and 21.5(g) of the constitution 2022 (as amended) we unanimously Resolved and Adopted the expulsion of Senator Ovie Omo Agege as a member of the party.
“Consequently Senator Ovie Omo Agege hereby stands expelled as a member of the party with IMMEDIATE EFFECT for various offences committed and acts of anti-party activities and gross misconduct that has brought shame and ridicule to the image of the party in the state which affected the party in the just concluded elections.”