The governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, has said that former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege cannot be trusted.
He made the claim during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday.
He said they had earlier seen Omo-Agege leave and that he never consulted anybody.
Omo-Agege was reported to have recently dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) after losing the senatorial primary election.
Reacting, the governor said: “We knew about his exit, and that was why he was not serious in the context of the primaries, because he never consulted anybody, he never consulted me, he never called leaders.
“APC is a big party, so his exit is not a threat to us.
“President Bola Tinubu is my biggest project and we of Delta are solidly behind him. The delta people have been fooled before. But not now.
“I can categorically tell you that no Delta person will vote against Tinubu. So we don’t worry about anyone leaving our party.”
Oborevwori vows Peter Obi will not win Delta State in 2027 election Meanwhile, Oborevwori has vowed that the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi will not win Delta State in the 2027 election.
The governor was reported to have said this during an appearance on Arise Television on Tuesday.
He said Obi’s victory in the state in the 2023 election would not happen again.
Oborevwori said Obi’s 2023 performance was due to the support of the Christian community and non-indigenous residents especially the members of the Igbo community.
But, he said, his administration had strengthened its relationship with the Igbo community in the state and expressed confidence that they would support the All Progressives Congress (APC) in future elections.
He said the Igbo community did not vote against him in the governorship election and has continued to work with his administration in the interest of the state.
“The religious leaders who supported my political move to APC prayed for the success of the decision and will continue to support the party in future elections, Oborevwori also said.
“The factors that helped Obi win in Delta in the 2023 presidential election have been taken care of, and I don’t see a repeat in 2027,” he said.
“First and foremost, the Igbo community in Delta State that did that in 2023 they never did it during my election and we are on the same page, he said.
“I’ve told them vote party this time. Because of the love they have for me, they will not vote candidates, they will vote party.
“I have that confidence they will vote APC.
There are two factors that happen the other time, the Christian community and the Igbo, the non indigenous, but I’ve been able to manage them. The Igbo and I are working together for the good of the state.
“I also believe that what happened that time will never happen again.
“This is because the religious leaders, before I move into the APC, we notified them to pray for us. So you can’t pray and curse. They have prayed.
“So when the time comes for election, I will still go back to them, say, “fathers of faith, when I moved the other time, you prayed for us. Pray again that we will be victorious so we can succeed. That’s all there is to it.”
