The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the just concluded election in Delta State, Ovie Omo-Agege, is having a fallout with the party.
It is just 16 days after the governorship election in the state and things are falling apart.
Ovie Omo-Agege’s party is accusing him of fraternising with cult groups and creating a parallel party in the state. In fact, they say he is engaging in general anti-party activities
That is not all.
Also, the state chapter of the party claims he committed financial fraud.
After heaping these aligations on him, the party expelled him.
The whole thing started when his ward and other levels of the APC wrote different petitions aginst him.
The APC in Delta State said Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy Senate President, refused to address the issues that were raised in the petition. Silence, they say, is consent.
According to letters from the state chapter and the Delta Central Senatorial district, Omo-Agege was accused of keeping funds meant for prosecution of elections.
A Unanimous Resolution
In a letter containing his expulsion, the State chapter of the party said the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the APC held a meeting on March 31.
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According to the state chapter of the APC, the meeting was held after due deliberation of the Notice of Resolution of Expulsion of Senator Ovie Omo Agege as a member of the Party.
The SEC said it “unanimously resolved and adopted the expulsion of Senator Ovie Omo Agege as a member of the Party.
It read: “Consequently, Senator Ovie Omo Agege HEREBY stands expelled as a member of the party with IMMEDIATE EFFECT for various offences committed”.
The letter was signed by 25 members with Ulebor Isaac as State Chairman, and Benjamin Imonivosey as State Deputy Chairman.
Others who signed are Inana Michael as State Secretary, Ikenga Emeka Edger as State Deputy Secretary and 21 other party members.
Expulsion From Ward
The state chapter is acting on a communique issued by APC members in Omo-Agege’s Delta Central Senatorial District.
The document read: “When Omo-Agege was expelled, he didn’t appeal it seven days after.
“The Local Government has to approve the expulsion, and forwarded it to the state.
“We are calling on the National leadership of the party to approve Omo-Agege expulsion immediately without delay.
“This development shouldn’t in any way affect members of the party.
“They should go about their normal business, as the call is for the benefit of the state party”.
The letter was signed by Sir Oruafe Michael, Vice Chairman, Delta Central.
Imposters
Reacting to the letter, a spokesman for Omo-Agege, Sunday Areh, declared the petitioners impostors who “are not members of the party”.
He said some of those who signed the expulsion letter have been expelled from the party.
According to him, the expulsion, “is the shenanigans of some unruly members of the party.
“There’s only one chairman of the party in Delta State. His name is Elder Omoni Sobotie.
“If there’s any change; any action the party is taking it should be the chairman.
“Has the chairman been suspended? The chairman is on seat. This is the shenanigans of some former party members in Delta State,” he said.
However, the Delta State chapter of the party is yet to comment on the letter.
