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| Obi and Omo-Agege |
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, former Deputy President of the 9th Senate and the NDC’s senatorial candidate for Delta Central, has congratulated the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Gregory Obi, CON, on his 65th birthday over the weekend, hailing him as a beacon of hope for Nigerians yearning for change.
In a statement marking the milestone, Omo-Agege joined “millions of Nigerians at home and abroad, and the entire membership of the NDC” in celebrating Obi.
He praised Obi’s tenure as governor of Anambra State as both transformative and record-setting, highlighting disciplined financial management, robust savings, and institutional reforms that, he said, continue to serve as a benchmark for good governance nationwide.
He also pledged that the NDC’s Senate members will work with Obi to realize a “New Nigeria,” and expressed strong confidence in the party’s prospects, declaring that victory in 2027 is “not only possible, it is inevitable.”
The former Deputy Senate President said Obi's emergence as the NDC's presidential candidate reflects the values the party stands for - integrity, competence, accountability, and service above self - at a time when Nigerians are demanding a break from what he called "the politics of waste, impunity, and exclusion."
According to Omo-Agege, the NDC under Obi's leadership offers Nigerians a credible alternative built on moving the country "from consumption to production, from dependence to self-sufficiency, from the politics of exclusion to the governance of inclusion," with investments in education, healthcare, human capital, and security, alongside opportunities for the country's young population.
Speaking on his own candidacy, Omo-Agege said he was "deeply and genuinely proud" to stand with Obi in what he described as a historic mission, noting that the NDC's message has been embraced with enthusiasm across Delta Central and the wider South-South region. He said the people of the zone believe in Obi's vision and his capacity to deliver a Nigeria that is "productive, secure, accountable, and fair."
The Delta Central candidate pledged to bring his legislative experience to bear in the Senate, promising to ensure that Obi's presidential promises translate into concrete legislation, appropriations, and institutional outcomes. "A New Nigeria requires a president with your vision and a Senate with the capacity to deliver it," he said, adding that a Senator seasoned in the workings of the institution would be critical to actualizing an Obi presidency.
Omo-Agege described the 2027 election as "more than an election," calling it a movement to reclaim Nigeria for Nigerians, restore confidence in public institutions, and demonstrate that the country can be governed with integrity and led with genuine care for its citizens. He expressed confidence that, with Obi leading the party, victory in 2027 was "not only possible, it is inevitable."
The senator rounded off his message with prayers for Obi's continued good health, long life, and wisdom, wishing him a year of "greater impact, greater reach, and greater victory" for the cause of a new Nigeria.
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