I Endorse Peter Obi For 2027 Election, But I Still Support Tinubu’s Policies — Omo-Agege

Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has thrown his support behind Peter Obi, former Labour Party presidential candidate, for the 2027 presidential election.

Omo-Agege also revealed that he still supports the major economic policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu.

He made this known during an interview on ARISE TV on Wednesday, where he explained his stance after recently leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaking on why people should trust his support for Obi despite previously backing Tinubu’s policies, Omo-Agege said his position on those reforms has not changed.

“I was a member of the APC. I never left the APC; the party left me and left my over 230,000 supporters in Delta State,” he said.

According to him, key economic decisions by the current administration especially the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira were necessary steps, and he still stands by them.

“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,” he stated.

He added that these ideas are not unique to the APC or President Tinubu, noting that Peter Obi has also supported similar policies in the past.

“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 said his endorsement of Obi does not mean he has rejected the reforms, but he believes Nigerians may have more confidence in how those policies would be carried out under Obi’s leadership.

He said, ‘The question is, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not.

“I just believe that under the new platform I’ve gone to, these policies will continue and the people, the majority of Nigerians who have issues with those policies, would feel more confident because they are more comfortable and trust Peter Obi that he will make these policies work more than Mr President could have done.”

He maintained that the reforms themselves are not the problem, stressing that they remain important for the country’s economy.

“The policies are not bad policies,” Omo-Agege added.

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KanyiDaily recalls that Ovie Omo-Agege recently dumped the APC after losing the party’s Senate primary for Delta Central.