Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that he did not abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC), rather stated that the party distanced itself from him and thousands of his supporters in Delta State.

Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday, Omo-Agege said the political developments in Delta left him and more than 240,000 supporters without the backing they expected from the ruling party.

“I never left the APC, the APC left me and left my over 240,000 supporters in Delta State,” he said.

The former lawmaker also reaffirmed his support for key economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu, particularly the removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira, describing them as necessary policy decisions.

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According to him, his position on the reforms has remained unchanged despite his political realignment, adding that similar proposals had also been endorsed by former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi.

“Now, when Mr President came up with some of these economic policies, most especially this policy dealing with the Naira flotation, dealing with the subsidy removal. Now, these were policies I supported, and policies I continue to support,” Omo-Agege stated.

He further noted: “Even though these were policies that were espoused by Mr President, which policies I support, this same policy was also supported by Peter Obi.”

The former deputy senate president said the debate should not be about the policies themselves but about which political platform can implement them more effectively and gain public confidence.

“The question becomes, have I changed my opinion about this? No, I have not,” he said.

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

Omo-Agege insisted that the reforms remain beneficial despite public criticism, stressing that his support for them has not wavered.

“The policies are not bad policies. I supported them under President Bola Tinubu and I continue to support it,” he added.