The Delta All Progressives State Congress expelled Senate Vice President Ovie Omo-Agege from her membership of the APC for alleged anti-party activities and other unnamed crimes.
APC Delta announced Omo-Agage’s eviction in a letter dated March 31, 2023, obtained by reporters on Monday.
Recall Omo-Agege, the APC gubernatorial candidate in Delta State lost to the People’s Democratic Party-elected gubernatorial candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori.
Omo-Agege, won 240,229 votes, 120,005 votes behind his competitor, and was elected Governor-elect of PDP Oborevwori, who won 360,234 votes.
In a letter of expulsion signed by the President, Ulebor Isaac, on behalf of the APC Delta State Executive Committee and Secretary, Inana Michael, and 23 others, unanimously resolved and approved Omo- Agege as a party member by the Orogun Ward Executive Committee and the North Ughelli Local Government Chapter.
The letter reads,
“The State Executive Committee of all Progressive Congress Delta State in a meeting held on the 31st March, 2023 at the State Secretariat, Asaba, 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 in accordance to the provision of Article 21.2 (1)(II)(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.
The letter further reads,
“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.”
The embattled Deputy Senate president had also been accused by a chieftain of the party for not working hard in the state to garner votes for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, rather for himself.
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