ABUJA — Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has threatened to expose key figures in the Presidency whom he accused of fueling the lingering crisis in the party for selfish interests.
Speaking on the fate of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Nwaoboshi said the APC in Delta was united until after the presidential election that brought President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to power, before vested interests in Abuja allegedly sowed discord.
According to him, those he vowed to name have deliberately frustrated Omo-Agege — the party’s 2023 governorship candidate — from gaining any form of recognition or reward under the current administration.
“Omo-Agege’s only concern, which he has told me on several occasions, is that he deserves to be recognised and accorded due respect as a former leader of the party in the state. But some people in the Presidency triggered the Delta APC controversy just to stop him,” Nwaoboshi declared.
He noted that Omo-Agege played a pivotal role in the fortunes of the APC in Delta, backing key candidates, including two senators, yet has been sidelined.
While acknowledging Omo-Agege’s political influence, Nwaoboshi nonetheless cast doubt on his chances in 2027 under the APC platform, warning that a sitting governor seeking re-election would be an insurmountable obstacle.
“I have advised him as a senior brother that he cannot win the APC primary against a sitting governor. It will be impossible for him to change the system. Based on my discussions with him, our former governor James Ibori, and other leaders, his governorship ambition under APC in 2027 does not look realistic,” he stated.
Nwaoboshi, a former Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta, however, insisted he would not hesitate to reveal the names of those in the Presidency he claims orchestrated the internal rift if the crisis persists.
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