Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has said he did not leave the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting instead that the party left him and his supporters in Delta State.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday,
Omo-Agege said the APC abandoned him along with over 240,000 of his supporters
in the state.
He also defended some of the economic policies introduced by
President Bola Tinubu, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the
flotation of the naira, describing them as necessary reforms he continues to
support.
Omo-Agege noted that the same policy direction had also been
supported in the past by the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter
Obi.
He, however, said his political position has not changed,
adding that he believes the policies would be better implemented under his
current political platform.
He said: “I never left the APC, the APC left me and left my
over 240,000 supporters in Delta State.
“Now, when Mr President came up with some of these economic
policies, most especially this policy dealing with the Naira flotation, dealing
with the subsidy removal. Now, these were policies I supported, and policies I
continue to support, but let me tell you this.
“Even though these were policies that were espoused by Mr
President, which policies I support, this same policy was also supported by
Peter Obi.
“The question becomes, have I changed my opinion about this?
No, I have not.
“I just believe that under the new platform that I’ve gone
to, these policies will continue, and the people, the majority of Nigerians who
have issues with that policy, will feel more confident because they are more
comfortable and trust Peter Obi that he will be able to make these policies
even work more than Mr President could have done.
“The policies are not bad policies. I supported them the
under President Bola Tinubu and I continue to support it.”
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