Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has declared his intention to contest the Delta Central Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections, saying he will run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. He announced the move in a statement on Wednesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, after what he described as extensive consultations and reflection.
Omo-Agege said the decision followed broad consultations with family members, political leaders and stakeholders across all eight local government areas of Delta Central, and that there was a clear consensus in Ughelli North, Ughelli South, Udu, Okpe, Sapele, Uvwie, Ethiope East and Ethiope West that the Urhobo Nation needs an experienced, smart, resourceful, purpose-driven, compassionate and courageous voice in the Senate again. He said service to his people is a divine duty and described the new bid as a collective ambition aimed at strengthening Delta Central’s influence nationally.
The declaration returns Omo-Agege to a race he once dominated. He represented Delta Central from 2015 to 2023 and served as deputy senate president during the 9th Senate, a period he called the golden years in parliamentary leadership. He said that with support from the National Assembly and President Muhammadu Buhari, the region secured a modern federal polytechnic, a National Defence Space School and a state-of-the-art oil and gas industrial park, while also attracting the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale, and several community projects.
Those projects, he said, included rehabilitation of healthcare centres, ICT hubs, school reconstruction, riverine transport facilities, electrification projects and empowerment programmes. He also tied the 2027 bid to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, saying the APC’s economic reforms were tough but essential and that the Urhobo people need experienced representation in the Senate. He pledged to support all candidates who emerge from the APC primaries and urged the party to approach 2027 as one family.
The political test now is whether Omo-Agege’s record in office and his appeal across Delta Central are enough to turn those consultations into votes. He is betting that memory of his Senate years will carry as much weight as the promise of a return.
