Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege says his decision to support Peter Obi for president in 2027 does not mean he has abandoned his support for the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Omo-Agege spoke on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, following his recent resignation from the APC to join the Nigeria Democratic Party (NDC).
Responding to questions about why Nigerians should trust his endorsement of Obi after publicly backing key policies of the Tinubu administration, the former Delta Central senator said his position on those reforms remains unchanged.
“I was a member of the APC. I never left the APC; the party left me and left my over 230,000 supporters in Delta State,” he said.
According to Omo-Agege, some of the administration’s major economic decisions were necessary despite the hardship they generated.
“When Mr President came up with the economic policies, most especially the naira flotation and subsidy removal, these are policies I supported and continue to support,” he said.
OBI SUPPORTS THE SAME POLICIES
The former deputy senate president argued that support for those policies should not be viewed as exclusive to the APC, noting that Obi had also advocated similar measures.
“Even though these policies were espoused by Mr President, which I support, the same policies were also supported by Peter Obi,” he said.
Omo-Agege said his endorsement of Obi was based on his belief that Nigerians would have greater confidence in the implementation of the reforms under the former Anambra governor.
“The question is, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not,” he said.
“I just believe that under the new platform I’ve gone to, these policies will continue and the majority of Nigerians who have issues with those policies would feel more confident because they are more comfortable and trust Peter Obi that he will make these policies work more than Mr President could have done.
“The policies remain the same.
“The difference is that Nigerians may have more confidence in Peter Obi’s ability to make them work.”
