Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has called for the inclusion of women as beneficiaries of the Host Communities Fund component of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Senator Omo-Agege emphasised that women inclusion in the application of the PIA’s three percent Host Communities Fund is a sure path to development. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr Otive Igbuzor …

The Deputy Senate President Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has rewarded brave tanker driver, Ejiro Otarigho with a personal donation of N1 million. About a fortnight ago, Otarigho diverted his fuel-laden truck away from a densely populated area in Agbarho, a community in Omo-Agege’s Delta Central senatorial district. The act was captured by onlookers on video and has since gone viral. In …

Recommends him for National honours The Senate has resolved to honour Ejiro Otarigho, the brave tanker driver who drove a burning tanker from danger zone to avert a tragic fire incident in Agbarho, Delta State. The Senate also recommended Otarigho to President Muhammadu Buhari for national honours. The resolution followed a motion moved by the Deputy President of the Senate, …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has described 12th June as a special opportunity for Nigerians to recall the great patriotic contributions of the country’s past heroes, and also renew their commitment to democratic ideals, In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yomi Odunuga, the Senate’s No 2 emphasised that the …

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for emerging the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. Omo-Agege, himself a candidate of the party in next year’s Delta State governorship election, expressed optimism that Tinubu would emerge victorious in the general election. According to a statement signed by the Director of Communications …

Last Sunday’s dastardly attack on worshippers at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo might be a calculated attempt to provoke massive crisis in Nigeria and all security agencies must work together in investigating it, Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has said. Reacting to the sad incident through a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and …

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has been confirmed the Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections. At the party primary election in Asaba, the state capital, Senator Omo-Agege polled 1,190 delegate votes in an election in which he was the sole candidate. Delegates reaffirmed their wishes in line with the Electoral Act …

Ahead of the Delta State governorship election primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy President of the Senate, arrived in Asaba, the state capital, on Wednesday. The primary, which holds at Federal Technical College, Asaba, is expected to witness the gathering of elected delegates who will elect the party’s standard bearer in …

By Owede Agbajileke Call him the most-sought after political bride of Delta State – indeed the South-South geo-political zone – you may just be right. This is reinforced by the factor that at a time of massive political alignment and re-alignment ahead of the 2023 elections, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege is emerging as a rallying …

The National Assembly may have begun the move to enforce Section 84(12) of the Electoral (Amended) Act 2022 which bars appointed members of the executive arm of government from contesting or voting in any party primary. If enforced, many Ministers, state Commissioners and other non-elected aides at all level of government will not be able to pursue their ambition of …