Posted by Chinenye on Fri 29th May, 2026 - tori.ng
Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has made a dramatic political move, leaving the All Progressives Congress to join the Nigeria Democratic Congress as the race toward 2027 begins to reshape Nigeria’s political map.
(Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege. Photo Credit: Daily Post)
Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has formally declared his departure from the All Progressives Congress and his entry into the Nigeria Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The announcement came days after he suffered a defeat in the Delta Central senatorial primary election under the APC.
In a detailed statement issued on Thursday, Omo-Agege said the decision was the product of weeks of careful reflection, broad consultations with political associates, and frank conversations with supporters and community stakeholders across the country.
He expressed gratitude to the NDC's leadership including founder and leader Senator Seriake Dickson, National Chairman Senator Moses Cleopas, presidential aspirant Governor Peter Obi, and Kwankwasiyya Movement leader Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso for their engagement and outreach during the process.
Omo-Agege described the NDC as a platform built on inclusion, accountability, grassroots participation, and true federalism, and said he was convinced it offered the clearest path to advancing the interests of Delta Central, Delta State, and Nigeria as a whole.
He announced his intention to contest the Delta Central senatorial seat on the NDC platform in 2027, framing the decision not as a personal ambition but as a response to a strong and persistent call from his constituents for his return to the Senate.
The former Deputy Senate President painted a sobering picture of conditions in Delta State, pointing to collapsed roads, understaffed and poorly equipped health centres, overcrowded schools, youth unemployment, and struggling small businesses all despite the state receiving hundreds of billions of naira in federal allocations annually.
He described the gap between available resources and the lived reality of ordinary Deltans as unacceptable and a fundamental failure of leadership.
Omo-Agege pledged to bring his experience in building competitive political structures crediting his earlier work in establishing APC's presence in Delta State to bear on strengthening the NDC from the ward level upward.
He outlined a legislative agenda focused on securing fair allocation of federal projects, ensuring accountability in the use of state resources, advocating for job creation, supporting small businesses, and improving access to healthcare and education.
He also called for unity across Delta's three senatorial districts, arguing that a divided Delta weakens the state's voice at the national level. Beyond Delta State, he expressed commitment to supporting the NDC's presidential candidate and working toward a federal government that genuinely prioritises the welfare of Nigerians.
Omo-Agege closed with a rallying call to different segments of society urging youths to organise and register to vote, women to mobilise their networks, traditional rulers to lend their voice and legitimacy to the movement, and all eligible voters to guard and wisely use their Permanent Voter Cards in 2027.
He framed the coming election as a defining moment a choice between entrenched mediocrity and a new direction built on accountability and service to the people.