Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has dismissed fears that Nigeria might be islamised if the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, win the presidential poll next year.
Omo-Agege assured that the Christians will benefit so much if Tinubu is elected as President Muhammadu Buhari ‘s successor and asked them to mobilised their members and vote for the former Lagos State governor.
The APC governorship candidate in Delta State spoke separately when he held town hall meetings with the state chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) and the priest of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria in Agbarho and Oghara areas of the state.
At Agbarho, Omo-Agege told members of PFN to overwhelmingly vote for all APC candidates including Tinubu and himself, saying that the Church has so much to gain having Tinubu as next President.
He reminded Delta PFN leadership that though Tinubu is a Muslim, his wife, Senator Oluremi, is a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) with five of their children being Christians.
The Delta Central lawmaker also informed the Christian leaders that Tinubu’s wife also hails from the state, thus the former Lagos governor deserves Deltans’ support in 2023.
Omo-Agege assured the PFN leadership that he would run an all-inclusive government and regularly consult the body in decisions affecting the development of the state.
“There’s no doubt that our presidential candidate (Bola Tinubu) and his vice are both Muslims. It’s also true that his wife is a pastor. For a man who couldn’t islamised his wife and children, will not islamise Nigeria. Tinubu will be fair and just to Christians. Christians will benefit so much from his government.
“With Tinubu as President, Delta State has so much to benefit. We want the next president to come from Southern Nigeria. As for me,and my house and supporters we have decided we want a Nigeria like Lagos.
“This is beyond an individual. It is what we want as a country. If God answer my prayers and make me Governor of Delta State and Tinubu President, it becomes easy for me to convince Asiwaju to help me reopen the Warri, Sapele, Burutu and Koko seaports.
“As for Tinubu, his wife is from here (Delta), he paid the bride price in full. I know how I treat my in-laws and I love them just the way I love my wife. So, we expect Asiwaju to do same thing for us. I want the Church to support Tinubu and vote massively for him”, Omo-Agege said.
While answering questions from Catholic priests at the town hall meeting in Oghara, the APC governorship candidate said, “By God’s grace, when I become governor, we’re going to be asking questions on loans that are borrowed that were not properly utilized.
“This is my church and I feel comfortable here and I want to run an all inclusive government. I want to run a participatory Government, as governor every quarter, I want to hold a town hall meetings with the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria.
“Before we do our budgeting, I like to know the views of the Catholic Church,what area that is dearest to them that they want funds applied. I want to consult you every quarter, that way it becomes ‘our government’. I will come to you from time to time to consult, find out your views.”
He further disclosed that his administration would budget funds for the maintenance of public infrastructure across the state.
