Civil War In Delta APC As Omo-Agege, Ogboru Troops Fight

By Emmanuel Aziken

A civil war is breaking out in the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC as the long-suppressed rivalry between Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Chief Great Ogboru turns into a fight to finish.

Party sources say that acrimony between the two camps was responsible for the suspension of eight officials of the party recently announced by the Prophet Jones Erue led leadership of the party.

Among those suspended were the deputy chairman of the party Elvis Ayomanor, Southern Senatorial chairman, Tosan Awani and the state woman leader, Mrs. Janet Oyubu.

The terse statement issued by state party spokesman, Sylvester Imonina accused them of gross misconduct and violations of the party’s constitution.

GreenWhiteGreen gathered that that was a euphemism for the failed coup that was allegedly organized by associates of Chief Ogboru directed at removing Erue as state chairman of the party.

It was gathered that Erue was the target of a petition drive by some associates of Ogboru who sought to remove him from office. The petition drive it was gathered, however, did not gain full steam as the majority of the party executive did not buy into the agenda.

Erue is affiliated to Omo-Agege who in his position as Deputy President of the Senate facilitated his nomination to the still-born board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Omo-Agege had partnered with Ogboru since the 2015 election campaign to form the most dominant political opposition to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State.

While Omo-Agege has emerged in his own elections as Delta South Senatorial District in two successive elections, Ogboru has been unsuccessful in his quests for the governorship. Omo-Agege’s emergence as Deputy Senate President it was gathered has turned him from the hitherto junior partner to the dominant political personality in the Delta State chapter of the APC and nay the South-South.

The move against Erue by the Ogboru troops it was gathered was directed at weakening Omo-Agege’s grip on the state structure of the party.

Among the misgivings said to be harboured by the Ogboru camp has been the claim that Omo-Agege did not bring out his heart and soul to back Ogboru in the 2019 governorship election.

It has been insinuated in some circles that Omo-Agege is himself interested in contesting the 2023 governorship election and has been setting up structures to that effect.

Speaking when he received a delegation of Urhobo leaders last weekend during a courtesy call on him, Omo-Agege alleged that the ex-convict case that was brought against him was part of a 2023 campaign strategy by some political interest groups.

It has not been confirmed if he meant Ogboru or some other groups outside the party.

It was learnt that the petition drive to oust Erue initially gained steam as some prominent members of the state exco backed it but the momentum not long after floundered as many more members rejected the move especially after Omo-Agege showed his opposition to the coup.

As the coup collapsed some of those involved started calling round to count themselves out of the coup but for some of them their hands in the rebellion were said to be already visible through their signatures.

The fight between the Ogboru and Omo-Agege camps follows the equally brutal fight between the two of them on one hand against the former state party leader, Olorogun Otega Emerhor.

Emerhor who at one time had Erue on his side lost reckoning after Erue drifted to the camp of Omo-Agege/Ogboru.

Emerhor could not be reached at press time on his reaction to the latest development.

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