REVEALED: Omo-Agege's Miscalculation That May Make Him Lose Delta Central APC Senatorial Ticket

A political firestorm has erupted in Delta State after Ossai Ovie Success, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the governor, delivered a blistering and highly controversial takedown of the Senate declaration by former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, framing one central mistake as potentially fatal: his decision to ignore Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.

In what is quickly being interpreted as both a warning and a political threat, Ossai argued that Omo-Agege’s omission of the sitting governor from his declaration speech is not just an oversight but the very foundation of his looming political collapse.

According to him, in Delta’s political architecture, failing to recognize the governor is equivalent to disqualifying oneself from serious contention.

Ossai’s critique goes beyond disappointment; it paints Omo-Agege’s move as a calculated, or dangerously careless, display of arrogance rooted in an overreliance on perceived federal backing, particularly from Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

But in Delta politics, he insists, Abuja influence is secondary. Power flows from the state, and more specifically, through the governor.

By acknowledging the president while completely ignoring the governor, who not only leads the party structure in the state but also controls its political machinery, Omo-Agege, in Ossai’s view, sent a damaging signal to party stakeholders: that he neither needs nor respects the authority that determines electoral viability at the grassroots level. That message, Ossai suggests, could cost him everything.

The criticism becomes even more cutting as Ossai describes the declaration as politically immature, accusing Omo-Agege of behaving like a candidate disconnected from the operational realities of Nigerian party politics.

He insists that no Senate ticket in Delta State, particularly under the APC, can be secured without the governor’s approval, given his influence over delegates, party executives, and local structures.

Ignoring such a figure, especially one from the same senatorial district, is portrayed as not just risky but self-destructive.

Ossai further alleged that Omo-Agege compounded this error by presenting a narrative that subtly erases the achievements of the current administration, suggesting that nothing meaningful has happened since he left office.

This, he argued, is not only factually questionable but politically reckless, as many voters in Delta Central are directly benefiting from ongoing projects tied to the governor’s agenda.

By refusing to acknowledge those realities, Omo-Agege risks alienating both the electorate and the political gatekeepers whose support is indispensable.

The attack reaches its peak with Ossai’s assertion that this single omission, failing to recognize and align with the governor, marks “the beginning of failure.”

In his framing, the path to national relevance in 2027 does not begin in Abuja but in Asaba, and any candidate who ignores that route is effectively navigating without a map.

What makes the situation even more explosive is the underlying implication that even presidential goodwill may not be enough to override state-level resistance.

Ossai bluntly suggests that no external force, not even the presidency, can impose a candidate on Delta politics without the governor’s consent.

The message is unmistakable: political authority in the state is centralized, and defying it carries consequences.

As the controversy deepens, the statement is being seen not just as criticism but as a signal of entrenched resistance within Delta’s political establishment.

If Ossai’s position reflects sentiment among party insiders, then Omo-Agege’s Senate ambition may already be facing a structural blockade, triggered not by opposition parties, but by his own miscalculation.

In the unfolding drama ahead of 2027, one narrative is now dominating the conversation: Omo-Agege’s greatest political misstep may not be what he said, but who he chose not to mention.