APC Abandoned Me And My 240,000 Followers – Ovie Omo-Agege

Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) abandoned him along with over 240,000 of his supporters in the state.

Naija News reports that Omo-Agege stated this during an appearance on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday.

He insisted that he never left the party, but that the party left him and his supporters in Delta State.

He also defended some of the economic policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the flotation of the naira, describing them as necessary reforms he continues to support.

Omo-Agege noted that the same policy direction had also been supported by the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

He, however, said his political position has not changed, adding that he believes the policies would be better implemented under his current political platform.

He said: “I never left the APC; the APC left me and left my over 240,000 supporters in Delta State.

“Now, when Mr President came up with some of these economic policies, most especially this policy dealing with the Naira flotation, dealing with the subsidy removal. Now, these were policies I supported, and policies I continue to support, but let me tell you this.

“Even though these were policies that were espoused by Mr President, which policies I support, this same policy was also supported by Peter Obi.

“The question becomes, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not.

“I just believe that under the new platform that I’ve gone to, these policies will continue, and the people, the majority of Nigerians who have issues with that policy, will feel more confident because they are more comfortable and trust Peter Obi that he will be able to make these policies even work more than Mr President could have done.

“The policies are not bad policies. I supported them under President Bola Tinubu and I continue to support it.”