Failed suit against me part of 2023 intrigues, says Omo – Agege

By Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2020 10 No comment

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has described the failed litigation seeking to disqualify him on account of allegedly being an ex-convict in the United States as a mere distraction.

Sen. Omo-Agege however, said that he has put all such distractions behind him.

He made this known in a statement issued on Sunday by his media adviser, Yomi Odunuga.

The statement said the deputy Senate president spoke at the weekend in Abuja, when kings, elders and religious leaders from Urhobo Kingdom who paid him solidarity visit.

According to the senator, some faceless political foes were hell bent on distracting the National Assembly leadership from the path of cooperation with the executive arm of government to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.

He said the failed attempt to remove him from office and as senator, may not be unconnected with 2023 political intrigues.

Speaking on the matter for the first time since the court judgement, Sen. Omo-Agege told the Urhobo leaders that sponsors of mischief and the irritants they used against him miscalculated.

“I am not a politician who can be intimidated by anybody; for those enemies at home, they know me very well, but I am sure that those who participated, they did so with cover from others outside of the state who really did not know me well.

“If they knew, like the local enemies that I am not easily intimidated, I am very sure they wouldn’t have gone on this fruitless voyage.

“This is not the first time we have been through this; I pray it is the last time. But, to the extent they chose not to make it the last time, they also have me to contend with because I don’t suffer fools gladly.

“For those who don’t know, they will get to know in the not too distant future. But, having said that, I saw all of it and those behind it as mere irritants that were determined to distract me and the leadership of the National Assembly from the path of cooperation with the executive to enable us deliver the dividends of democracy as promised during the electioneering campaigns.

“I am glad and indebted to the leadership of the Senate and indeed, all of my colleagues who saw through this from the very outset and called it what exactly it is; that they were just people who were mischievous, doing permutations with respect to 2023 when no one knows who will be alive tomorrow.

“In doing this, they factored in a lot of things, but one thing I believe they forgot to factor in is the God factor because if you look at our trajectory, on our own, we are not supposed to be where we are,” he stated.

Earlier, spokesperson of the leaders, Prof. Sam Ibodje warned all mischief- makers to leave their son alone or incur the wrath of the Urhobo people.