Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has thrown his weight behind Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi for the 2027 election, while stating that he still supports the major economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s government.
Speaking on ARISE TV’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, Omo-Agege explained his current political stance after recently resigning from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Addressing concerns about his endorsement of Obi despite having defended Tinubu’s economic policies in recent weeks, the former Delta Central senator said his position on those reforms remains unchanged.
“I was a member of the APC. I never left the APC; the party left me and left my over 230,000 supporters in Delta State,” he said.
Omo-Agege stated that he still considers some of the administration’s key economic actions, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, as necessary measures.
“When Mr President came up with the economic policies, most especially the naira floatation and subsidy removal, these are policies I supported and continue to support,” he stated.
He, however, argued that backing those policies is not unique to the APC or President Tinubu, noting that Obi had also promoted similar economic ideas.
“Even though these policies were espoused by Mr President, which I support, the same policies were also supported by Peter Obi,” he said.
According to Omo-Agege, his support for Obi does not stem from opposition to the reforms but from his conviction that Nigerians would have more confidence in their implementation under the former Anambra State governor.
“The question is, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not,” he said.
“I just believe that under the new platform I’ve gone to, these policies will continue and the people, the majority of Nigerians who have issues with those policies, would feel more confident because they are more comfortable and trust Peter Obi that he will make these policies work more than Mr President could have done.”
He also maintained that the reforms themselves should not be blamed for the challenges Nigerians are experiencing.
“The policies are not bad policies,” Omo-Agege added.
