Ovie Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of the 9th Senate, has been expelled by the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The expulsion of the top lawmaker is contained in a letter dated March 31 and signed by the Chairman, Ulebor Isaac, on behalf of the State Executive Committee of the party, Secretary Inana Michael, and 23 others, Punch reports.
Mr Omo-Agege was the governorship candidate of the party in the recently concluded statewide guber poll but lost to the Governor-Elect Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The party leaders said they unanimously resolved and adopted the expulsion of Omo-Agege as a member of the party by the executive committee of the Orogun ward and Ughelli North Local Government chapter.
“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,” the letter reads.
“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.
“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.”
REACTION
But in a swift reaction, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Senate President, Sunday Areh, described the party leaders as impostors who “are not members of the party.”
He said some of those who signed the expulsion letter have been expelled from the party, adding that 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 of on seat. This is the shenanigans of some former party members in Delta State,” he said.
