Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has declared support for Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while insisting that he still believes in some of the key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
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Omo-Agege spoke on Wednesday during an appearance on ARISE TV’s The Morning Show, where he explained his political position following his recent resignation from the All Progressives Congress.
The former Delta Central senator said his exit from the APC did not mean he had changed his views on major economic policies such as fuel subsidy removal and the floating of the naira.
According to him, he supported those reforms while he was in the APC and continues to believe they were necessary.
“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.
“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 added.
Omo-Agege said his support for Obi should not be interpreted as a rejection of the reforms, arguing that the same policies had also been backed by the former Anambra State governor.
“Even though these policies were espoused by Mr President, which I support, the same policies were also supported by Peter Obi,” he said.
He explained that the difference, in his view, is that Nigerians may trust Obi more to implement the policies effectively and reduce the hardship associated with them.
“The question is, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not,” he said.
“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.”
The former Deputy Senate President maintained that the policies themselves were not bad, but suggested that public trust and implementation remain critical.
“The policies are not bad policies,” Omo-Agege added.
His comments come amid ongoing political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections, with several former APC and opposition figures repositioning across emerging political platforms.
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