The All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta state executive has sacked its governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
In a letter dated March 31st and signed by the Delta state APC Chairman, Ulebor Isaac, on behalf of the State Executive Committee of the Delta APC said Omo-Agege had been expelled for alleged anti-party activities and other unnamed offences.
Cairo Ojuogbo, an APC chieftain in Delta state had been in the forefront of calls for the expulsion of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the APC governorship candidate in the recent election.
The statement reads in part, “In accordance [with 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.” It is alleged that Omo-Agege’s activities led to the APC’s dismal performance in the governorship election.
In another development, the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, said that the party does not recognize the factional executive that announced the purported expulsion of Omo-Agege.
Omo-Agege was the Governorship candidate of the APC in the recently concluded election. He was defeated by PDP’s Sheriff Oborevwori.
The status of Omo-Agege in the Delta state APC is still unclear, as both groups are still engaged in back-and-forth arguments.