Former Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has appealed to Nigerians to continue to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu, saying if he succeeds, all Nigerians have succeeded.
The lawmaker, who represented the Delta Central Senatorial District in the Ninth Assembly, made the appeal on Saturday at a homecoming reception organised in his honour in Ughelli, Delta State.
Omo-Agege, who was also the All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Delta, said that President Tinubu had done very well.
“President Tinubu is a president for everybody. He has not disappointed us. We championed and. fought for his emergence because we know his track record as former governor of Lagos State.
“We made the case that what he did in Lagos State, he should replicate it across the country.
“When he started as President, we saw the economic downturn, the aural spiralled out of control but today things are taking shape gradually.
“This is just the beginning, he is our own. I am sure he will succeed and when he succeeds all of us have succeeded,” he said.
Omo-Agege urged Nigerians to be patient and continue to pray for the President noting that the Dollar rose but now it is going down.
He expressed confidence that the President would turn things around for the better in the country in the next eight years of his rule.
“We gave the President all our best in Delta. Championed his renewed hope agenda to every nook and cranny of the state. We should be patient, he will remember everybody,” he said.
Omo-Agege recalled five persons who lost their lives during the last day of the APC governorship campaign in the creeks of Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of the state.
“I will forever remember the five die-hard APC members that lost their lives in the creeks of Gbaramatu kingdom. They wanted the best for our state.
“Our people voted en masse but the Supreme Court rule said otherwise. We respect the Court.
“But the Bible says in everything, we should give thanks.
“I thank you all for what you have done. I pledged to serve you and you voted for me, if I do not appreciate you, then I am an ingrate,” he said.
Also speaking, Sen. Ede Dafinone, the Senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District said that Omo-Agege fought the most organised, structured and successful campaign in the history of Delta.
“Many of us still believed strongly that the APC won the 2023 Delta governorship election.
“As law-abiding Nigerians, we have listened to the verdict of the Supreme Court and stand by the verdict.
“This is our way of saying welcome home, you have done us proud.
“You may not have been victorious, but you know and we know that Delta was behind you,” he said.
On his part, Mr Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary of APC said that Omo-Agege was a man of great accomplishments.
“Omo-Agege embraced the call to service. He put down some projects that continue to impact the lives of the people of Delta,” he said.
Others, who spoke included, Mr Friday Osanebi, the APC running mate to Senator Omo-Agege, Mr Francis Abigor, APC deputy chairman in Delta and others.
Highlights of the event were the presentation of gifts to Omo-Agege.
In attendance were APC faithful across the 25 local government areas in Delta.
