The Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege has lambasted Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for betraying the emergence of a Southern Presidency.
Omo-Agege, who is also the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State disclosed this after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on Thursday.
He recalled that Okowa was one of the region’s leaders who led the charge for a Southern Presidency and met in Asaba and Lagos.
He said it was only fair and equitable that President Buhari’s successor comes from the South.
“Okowa betrayed that course by selling away our right, and instead going for Vice President when the country is offering us the presidency.
”So our people are not taking this treachery kindly and are determined that they will punish him,” he added.
The lawmaker dismissed the notion that Delta is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State.
“That is a very serious misconception. Delta is very ripe for the taking”, he declared.
Omo-Agege complained about the condition of the oil rich State despite receiving huge appropriation from the federal government.
He stated that since Okowa assumed office in 2015, Delta has received close to N4.2trillion.
“This came by way of federal allocation, 13 percent derivation, and also about N400billion the State has borrowed,’’ he said.
Omo-Agege said Okowa’s administration failed to pay gratuities and pensions, as well as the N30,000 minimum wage.
The Senator alleged that despite being a medical doctor, the health sector in Delta was below par.
Early this week, Governor Okowa denied working against the agreement of the South to produce Nigeria’s next leader.