Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has been elected as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State.

Omo-Agege, who polled a total of 1,190 votes, was elected unopposed by a total of 1,235 accredited APC delegates at the party’s governorship primaries held in Asaba, the Delta State capital on Thursday.

Announcing the result of the primaries, the APC Returning Officer, Mrs Oyibo Nwaneri, declared Omo-Agege as winner, haven polled majority of the votes cast.

On his victory, Omo-Agege, expressed joy over the smooth conduct of the primaries and thanked his supporters and all APC members in Delta.

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The Deputy Senate President said: “Today, the APC in Delta has spoken with one voice. We may have had our differences in the past, but we have been able to reconcile ourselves.

“With my emergence as the party flagbearer for the 2023 governorship in Delta, the APC is very determined to take over the reign of affairs in Delta.

“And we are prepared to achieve that with the support of our members and the people of Delta.”

The party primaries was attended by some APC chieftains in Delta State, including Sen.  Peter Nwaoboshi and a former governorship candidate of the party in the state, O’tega Emerhor.

Others were Mrs Ngozi Olejeme, a former PDP governorship aspirant who recently defected to the APC, among others.

The Star