Omo - Agege Ovie Augustine
240,229 votes (34.96%)
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Omo - Agege Ovie Augustine is a Nigerian politician who contested the 2023 Gubernatorial Elections as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Delta. They received 240K votes (34.96%).
Biography
Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege (born 3 August 1963) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023.
He was the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District from 2015 to 2023. Omo-Agege was first elected to the Senate in 2015.
He is from the Orogun clan of the Urhobo ethnic group in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
He emerged as the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate of the 9th National Assembly on 11 June 2019 after defeating Senator Ike Ekweremadu by a margin of 31 votes.
Omo-Agege was the first senator from Delta State to become Deputy Senate President and also the first Delta Central senator to be written by Perry.
Born on 3 August 1963 in Delta State, he attended St. George Grammar School, Obinomba-Umukwata in Ukwuani Local Government Area, Delta State.
He graduated in 1985 from the University of Benin with a degree in Law and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986.
In 2002, he obtained his master’s degree in law from Tulane University Law School.
Omo-Agege was deployed to Kwara State for his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence, Nigerian Police Force, Kwara State Command.
He started his legal career by working with Pat Okupa & Co. in Lagos in 1987.
In 1989, he co-founded the law firm Agege & Co.
He moved to the United States in 1990, working as a foreign associate at Charles O Agege’s law office in Los Angeles, California.
He was called to the State Bar of California, the United States District Court, and the United States Supreme Court, Washington, DC.
He returned to Nigeria in 1992 to establish Omo-Agege & Associates, where he was also the senior partner.
In 1996, he merged his firm Omo-Agege & Associates into a partnership, forming Agege & Esin.
Omo-Agege entered politics by contesting for a seat in the Delta State House of Representatives under the Peoples Democratic Party, losing in the party primaries.
In 2003, Governor James Ibori appointed him as an executive assistant, holding the position for two years.
He was later appointed as a commissioner for special duties by the governor.
He ran for the office of Governor of Delta State but lost the People Democratic Party’s primaries to Emmanuel Uduaghan, who later became governor.
He was appointed as the Secretary to the State Government of Delta State by Governor James Ibori in 2007.
He ran for Senate in 2015 under the Labour Party and was elected as a senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District on 28 March 2015.
He defected from the Labour Party to the All Progressive Congress (APC) on 7 March 2017.
He was re-elected as the senator representing Delta Central in the 2019 general elections.
On 11 June 2019, he emerged as the Deputy Senate President of the 9th National Assembly with 68 votes, defeating Senator Ike Ekweremadu with 37 votes.
The South-South caucus of the APC chose Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as the leader of the party in the region on 28 November 2019.
In 2018, he was accused of leading thugs to invade the Nigerian Senate Chambers and make away with the Senate Mace.
Omo-Agege is married to Rosemary Omo-Agege and they have five children.
In October 2022, Omo-Agege was conferred with the Nigerian national honor of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Party Positions
Policy positions from the All Progressives Congress (APC) party manifesto.
Agriculture
Launches the Irrigate Nigeria Project as a public-private partnership to develop small-scale irrigation and water catchment systems using modern technology to boost agricultural productivity.
Security & Defense
Will deploy modern aerial surveillance and advanced technology to monitor and deter intrusions into oil pipelines, power stations, and other critical national infrastructure in real time.
Environment & Climate
Accelerates the environmental cleanup and re-establishment of fisheries and profitable aquacultural activities in the Niger-Delta region to counter violent extremism and poverty-driven disaffection.
Economy & Trade
Will implement the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) and additional favorable policies to attract investment in deep-water assets within 6 months, including encouraging signature bonus negotiations and royalty reliefs.
Infrastructure
Creates regional industrial hubs in specific zones (North West, North East, South East, South South, South West, North Central) to focus on labor-intensive manufacturing, with tailored investments (e.g., textiles, dry ports, glass, pottery, solid minerals, regulated mining).
Enterprise grant support
Work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to simplify loan processes for commercial banks, mandate federally owned banks to provide low-cost loans to youth-led enterprises, and expand business incubation centers to support youth innovation.
Energy
Will mandate gas metering equipment on all facilities where gas flaring occurs within 6 months and establish a special enforcement unit to monitor compliance with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) on gas flaring reduction, with non-compliance leading to financial penalties for affected communities.
Governance & Reform
Reserve at least 3 cabinet positions for individuals under 40 and 6 more positions for members under the age of 40, and mandate that at least 20% of political appointments to Ministries/Dangomas (MDAs) be reserved for individuals under 40.
Education
Raises the priority of addressing out-of-school children, establishes a task force to review and strengthen programs like school feeding, and aims to reduce disaffected youth recruitment by violent groups.
Healthcare
Will establish a network of upgraded, equipped, and staffed general hospitals in every Local Government Area, tertiary facilities in each State, and world-class specialist hospitals in each geo-political zone to improve healthcare accessibility and quality.
Technology & Digital
Supports the development of MSMEs through partnerships with fintech players to expand access to capital and business development services.
Reliefs and scholarships
Commits to a conditional income support program requiring recipients to meet human capital goals (school attendance, healthcare, nutrition) in exchange for payments.
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