Tag: Senator Ovie Omo-Agege

Omo-Agege tasks Igbos on dialogue

Aminu Imam

The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has urged the Igbos to imbibe dialogue rather than confrontation in the pursuit of their grievances. Sen. Omo-Agege, who represents Delta-Central at the National Assembly, gave the charge on Saturday in Asaba, at the Inauguration ceremony of the Anambra State Association of Town Unions, (ASATU), in Delta State. Represented by his Senior Legislative Aide, Athanasius Iwuchukwu, Omo-Agege said that the Igbos should support every action that would promote peace in the region and the country at large. He assured that the Senate would…

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Jigawa Governor, Badaru hails Deputy Senate President Omo-Agege at 58

Aminu Imam

The Executive Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammed Badaru Abubakar, has rejoiced with the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, as he marks his 58th birthday.  Governor Badaru, who hailed Senator Omo-Agege, said the life of the parliamentary legend has been of tremendous impact on legislation in Nigeria and of quality representation to his constituents.  In a congratulatory message issued via a press statement, signed by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Ahmad Muhammad Danyaro, Governor Abubakar noted that the Deputy Senate President virtues, tenacity, courage of conviction and patriotism have aided…

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‘Ward Congress foundation of APC victory in 2023’ — Omo-Agege

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has stressed the importance of All Progressives Congress, (APC), ward congress as the foundation for election victory in Delta State and Nigeria in general. In an issued statement, which he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja, the lawmaker noted that there was a mass turnout of people, which he believes was a signal to the party becoming dominant in Delta State within a short time. He expressed delight in the peaceful conduct of congresses across the…

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‘Nigeria cannot have new Constitution, Says Senate Dep. President, Omo-Agege

Aminu Imam

Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has shot down calls for a new Constitution, noting that granting such a request would be impossible. Omo-Agege said the Senate Committee on the review of the constitution is working “in accordance with the extant legal order which is the 1999 Constitution.” The deputy senate president revealed this at the on-going 2-day National Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, in Abuja. He said, “Specifically, section 9 of the Constitution empowers the National Assembly to alter the provisions of the Constitution…

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2023: ‘APC’ll takeover South-South region’ – Sen. Omo-Agege boasts

Aminu Imam

…Says APC must guard against PDP mistakes The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, is confident that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will take over the six States of the South-south region in 2023.  Omo-Agege made the remarks while fielding questions from newsmen at the end of APC South-South geo-political zone’s ‘Town Hall Meeting on Constitution Review’, in Asaba, Delta State, at the weekend.  He expressed the belief that the Party would take over the governance of the region after the 2023 General Election.  His words: “The South-South region is growing…

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#EndSARS: ‘Shelve planned attack over demands’ – Omo-Agege begs N/Delta militants

Aminu Imam

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has begged members of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers to halt their planned attacks on oil facilities in the region over demands made by #EndSARS protesters. The Senator, who made the appeal on yesterday when he hosted a delegation of Oil and Gas Host Communities of Nigeria (HOSCON) in Abuja, led by elder statesman, Chief (Dr.) Wellington Okrika. During the meeting, Omo-Agege further stated that that any strike by the militants would create economic setback for the country and additional environmental…

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