Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has endorsed Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 election, while maintaining support for key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Omo-Agege made the announcement Wednesday during an appearance on ARISE TV’s The Morning Show, following his recent resignation from the All Progressives Congress.
Explaining his position, the former Delta Central senator said his departure from the APC was not voluntary, claiming the party abandoned him and more than 230,000 of his supporters in Delta State. He insisted that his views on Tinubu’s economic policies, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, remain unchanged.
“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,” Omo-Agege said. He emphasized that backing those reforms does not mean exclusive loyalty to the APC or Tinubu.
He argued that Obi had also advocated similar measures, noting that his endorsement of the Labour Party candidate was based on confidence in Obi’s ability to implement the reforms more effectively. “Even though these policies were espoused by Mr. President, which I support, the same policies were also supported by Peter Obi,” he said.
Omo-Agege stressed that Nigerians would feel more comfortable with Obi leading the reforms, suggesting that public trust in Obi’s leadership could ease resistance to the policies. He said his decision was not a reversal of his economic stance but a shift in political alignment.
“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 Nigerians who have issues with them would feel more confident because they trust Peter Obi to make them work more than Mr. President could have done.”
