ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has warned political parties in the state planning to harass the party’s voters in the 2023 elections to step back or face the full extent of the law.
The Deputy Senate President gave the warning when he led the APC ward-to-ward campaign trail to Warri South Local Council on Friday.
He promised voters adequate security during the election, adding that any attempt to scare away APC supporters and voters on election day would be forcefully resisted by all lawful means.
Senator Omo-Agege assured APC voters that “nobody can scare you. Nobody can molest you. There will be adequate security for everyone. And by God’s grace, we shall win.”
The gubernatorial candidate said the era of “local strongmen,” running away with election materials is over. This is the BVAS age, he pointed out, and those planning to chase away APC voters shall be “firmly resisted.”
The Senator promised to reactivate the Warri port, ensure the Warri City Stadium works again, revive the Warri industrial park, and attract the various companies that left Warri back to base.
He further pledged to increase student bursaries, empower women, create job opportunities for the youths and provide adequate security in the State.
On his part, the Delta APC chairman, Elder Omeni Sobotie, noted that Warri under Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is the Keke capital of Nigeria and is looking increasingly deserted.
Sobotie, therefore, charged the people to express their anger by voting out Okowa and the PDP.
“Vote Okowa out. He is a traitor. Can’t you see that he has no Deltan of repute on his campaign trail? He is on his own,” Sobotie said.
Another APC chieftain, Chief Emami, declared: “This is our town. We, Urhobo, Yoruba, Isoko, Itsekiri, Igala, Hausa, Igbo, Calabar people, everybody is here. One man said he will spoil this town for us. We refuse.
“APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is our in-law. It was by the force of in-laws that Delta State capital was taken to Asaba. This time, we have the in-law and we will use him well to develop Warri.
“I don’t support any PDP candidate and any of my followers should not support them otherwise, the ancestors will deal with you. I told you not to support Okowa but you did because of money, how is it now? We reject Okowa and PDP this time around.”
APC political stalwarts in Warri, including Chief Ayiri Emami, Barr Omasan Agbajoh, Mario Onwume, Dr Michael Merogu, and Emmanuel Ekpoto Ekpoto, among others, also urged the people to reject Governor Okowa and PDP outright.