The Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation has hailed the emergence of the immediate past Deputy Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Friday Ossai Osanebi as the running mate to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta APC governorship candidate in next year’s election.
A statement by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the Campaign Organisation, Mr. Ima Niboro expressed optimism that Osanebi will add immense value to the ticket.
Osanebi who was nominated yesterday in a statement personally signed by Senator Omo-Agege, is currently a ranking member of the State Assembly, representing Ndokwa East State Constituency.
The spokesperson applauded Omo-Agege for having confidence in the youth, emphasising that the choice of the three-time member of the state assembly from Beneku town in Ndokwa East Local Government Area is a testimony of his belief in the ability of the younger generation to drive the needed positive change in the state.
Osanebi, 41, the youngest legislator in the Delta State House of Assembly was first elected in 2011 at age 31, re-elected in 2015 and 2019 respectively.
Niboro said the wild jubilation that greeted the announcement of Osanebi in Kwale and other surrounding towns, is a clear indication of his wide acceptance as a grassroots politician.
He urged Deltans to support the Agege/Osanebi ticket to rescue and rebuild the state, stressing that the team had developed a carefully thought-out roadmap to take the state out of its current distress and hopelessness.
Announcing the former deputy speaker as his running mate Wednesday, Senator Omo-Agege had described the APC deputy governorship candidate as a man of impeccable character, having served in different committees which included Chairman, House Committee on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC); Deputy Chief Whip; Chairman, House Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs; Chairman, House Committee on Culture and Tourism among others.
The Delta APC governorship candidate noted that his running mate emerged from a “painstaking internal vetting process in which many notable and highly qualified Deltans were also considered.
“I am confident that working with the Rt. Honorable Friday Ossai Osanebi as our Deputy Governorship Candidate offers Deltans, especially our youths, a unique opportunity to repair our broken leadership foundations and Build A New Delta.
“This unique moment in our political evolution is clearly orchestrated by God Almighty for His greater glory and greater good of all our people. I humbly urge all our people to embrace this as our real chance for true greatness. We are marching towards the New Delta of our dream, and we are unstoppable.”
