Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, officially defected to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and declared his intention to contest the Delta Central Senatorial District seat in the 2027 general elections.
The blockbuster declaration, confirmed in a statement on Thursday, May 28, 2026, by his Media Adviser, Sunny Areh, comes barely six days after Omo-Agege sensationally resigned his membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) following internal friction and an intense primary defeat to the incumbent senator, Ede Dafinone.
According to the legal luminary and veteran politician, his switch to the NDC is the calculated outcome of weeks of painstaking reflection, wide consultations, and honest conversations with political associates, grassroots supporters, and nationwide stakeholders who demand progressive changes.
Allying with Peter Obi and Flaying the Delta Government
In a massive political realign, Omo-Agege openly threw his heavyweight backing behind the presidential aspirations of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi under the NDC banner. He publicly lauded key NDC power brokers—including the party’s founder, Senator Seriake Dickson; National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas; Peter Obi; and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso—for aggressively engaging and persuading him to hop on the platform.
He praised the NDC as a credible, people-first alternative built on strict principles of transparency, inclusion, accountability, and true federalism. He then launched a scathing attack on consecutive administrations in Delta State, lambasting them for failing to translate the state’s massive federal allocations and rich oil wealth into tangible societal development.
“Today, I formally announce my decision to join the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Across all my engagements, one truth stood out: Deltans want leadership that listens first, acts with integrity, and delivers results that can be seen and felt in daily life. Right now, too much of Delta’s wealth sits in Central Bank accounts, while our people suffer from bad roads, collapsed hospitals, overcrowded schools, and abandoned communities. This is a failure of leadership and a betrayal of public trust.”
The Return to Delta Central
Addressing the growing calls for his return to the National Assembly, where he previously served as a two-term senator from 2015 to 2023, Omo-Agege maintained that his latest senatorial bid is fundamentally a response to the direct yearnings of his Urhobo constituents in Delta Central.
He emphasized that the move is completely detached from personal ego, but rather focused on restoring the robust, highly effective representation the district enjoyed during his tenure as Nigeria’s number five citizen in the 9th Senate.
The dramatic defection of the high-profile politician has immediately ignited a massive firestorm across Nigerian digital spaces, X (formerly Twitter), and regional political caucuses. While supporters of Peter Obi’s movement are enthusiastically welcoming Omo-Agege’s strategic muscle to help build the NDC structure from scratch in Delta State, political analysts note that his entry sets up an explosive, high-stakes battle line for control of Delta Central ahead of the 2027 polls.
