The Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has predicted the collapse of the ruling People’s Democratic Party in Delta State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the 2023 elections stated that those who think that APC is having internal crisis will be surprised at what will befall the PDP as 2027 draws close, citing the recent defection of Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu which sent shock waves into Delta PDP camp.
Omo-Agege, who stated these on Wednesday during a meeting of APC elders, leaders and stakeholders at Uvwie Hall, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, also blamed the perceived internal crisis in Delta APC on leadership failure in the party, traceable to the State Chairman, who has refused to call State Executive Committee meeting since the assumption of office.
He assured stakeholders that the forthcoming congress of the party shall be conducted using Option A4 approach, noting that no individual or individuals will be allowed to compile a list of executive and submit.
According to him, “if you look at it very well, what everybody is complaining about now is lack of internal democracy. They don’t want everybody to have a say on who will serve on the exco for the ward, the LGA exco, the state exco and so on, who will go to the House of Assembly and other positions.
“I’m ready to commit to my leaders here today, I’m ready to commit to all of you, that as part of the effort to strengthen the party ahead of 2027, we will not allow anybody to write lists for congress. Nobody will write lists for exco. Everybody will go to their wards to line up behind the person of their choice and after counting, the person with the highest number of people who queued behind him will emerge.
“That is how we have planned it. That is the way to strengthen the party. But some of them don’t want it that way. They say they want to put together some leaders who will write lists. But we say no. If we do Option A4, if the line of other person is longer than your own, then you cannot complain. That’s how we want it and that is what we want to do,” Omo-Agege said.
The former Deputy President of the Senate also addressed some grievances expressed that attention is being given to defectors from other parties into the APC more than old members.
According to Senator Omo-Agege, politics is a game of numbers, adding that those decamping from other parties into APC should be welcomed just as he predicted that the PDP in the state will collapse before 2027.
“Politics is a game of numbers. If people decamped from their parties to join you, welcome everybody. I want to assure you, as we approach 2027, that their party, the PDP will collapse very soon.
“If you think we have problem in APC, we don’t have problem compared to what is about to happen in the PDP. The whole thing has started. Just last week we went to receive former governor, Chief Ibori’s daughter in Oghara. As we speak right now the entire PDP in Ethiope West and Ethiope East has collapsed. This is just the beginning,” he said.
