Former Commissioner for Higher Education and Agriculture in Delta State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Professor Patrick Muoboghere, has extended an invitation to the immediate past Deputy President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, to come back to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, to pursue his governorship ambition in 2027, stating that like a lion, Omo-Agege has been caged in his own den.
Prof. Muoboghere handed this invitation while reacting to the mass defection from the PDP to the APC in Delta state. He described the statements of the Vice President Shettima where he said, “Omo-Agege is my friend, work with him”. He said it is an insult to the distinguished Senator whom he said had earlier release a press statement a day before Monday, welcoming Oborevwori to the party as a leader in the party but within 24 hours, he was told that he should queue behind the governor and work with him. He described the scenario as an insult, degrading and demeaning too Omo-Agege and his followers.
“Senator Omo-Agege made a statement on Sunday welcoming the Governor to the party in his capacity as a leader of the party in the state, but within 24 hours, he was stripped of his title and compelled to work with the Governor.STEPAT PLANTAIN FLOUR,POTATO, YAM,GARRI FLOUR. THEY ARE NATURAL, NAFDAC APPROVED.
“The Governor is the leader of the party and Omo-Agege who has built the party and has been working hard to gather followers has just been stripped of his leadership and he is being chased away from the party. In any political party, after the governor, every other person is immaterial because everybody must follow the governor, and in this case, once the governor indicates interest to contest the election, there will be no primary election and the party will give him the ticket.”
Prof. Muoboghere described Senator Omo-Agege as a lion that has been caged in his own den, but noted that if he wants to contest the election, he should come back to the PDP which he was also member before decamping to the APC and he will be given a soft landing.
“He should not allow himself to be humiliated and pushed around in the APC, where his leadership is being undermined. The PDP is ready to welcome him back with open arms and support his governorship ambition and ensure he succeeds in his political endeavors.”
He also urged others that defected to the APC to reconsider their decision and come back to the PDP, where they will be valued and respected, noting that the PDP is committed to promoting unity, inclusiveness, and fairness in its political activities as it has always been.
Prof. Muoboghere reassured Senator Omo-Agege and other potential returnees that the PDP is the right platform for them to achieve their political goals and aspirations if they so wish. He urged them to take advantage of the welcoming atmosphere in the party and work together towards a better future for Delta State come 2027.
On the mass defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Muoboghere, said it is indecent, mysterious and sinister. He noted that there has never been crisis in the party, but rather, it is in the APC where you have the Keyamo and Omo-Agege tendencies. This defection to the APC is nothing but just to cage the lion in its own den, else, there is nothing in APC that is making them to defect.
“It is mysterious because Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has earned himself much credit with his development strategies and infrastructures across the state, and so, why is he scared of remaining in the party that brought him into power. You have the executive, the legislature and even the judiciary, so why are scared“.
