Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s name has become a regular feature in news headline for the last one week.
Just last week, the lawmaker, who is representing Delta Central, was suspended from the Red Chamber.
Today, Omo-Agege stormed the National Assembly with suspected thugs and snatched the mace , which is the legislative house’s symbol of authority.
He has since been arrested by the Police. But here are a few things you probably never knew about him:
1. Omo-Agege is a lawyer by profession and is also married to a lawyer, Rosemary. He studied at the University of Benin and proceeded to the law school a year later. He bagged a master’s of law degree from Tulane University Law School, New Orleans in 2002.
2. The lawmaker is also a ex-aide to former Delta Governor, James Ibori, who later appointed him as the Commissioner for Special Duties. Omo-Agege enjoyed a short stint as Secretary to the State Government.
3. In mid 2006, Ovie threw his hat into the ring as a Delta State governorship aspirant on the platform of the PDP, but failed to get the party’s ticket.
4. Omo-Agege was the only Senator elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) in the Senate,
5. He defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in March 2017.
6. The Senator is a loyalist of President Muhammadu Buhari and was suspended for his stance on the electoral process for next year’s election.
7. He is a father of five and holds numerous traditional titles, including the Ugo of Mosogar, Obarisi of Ughelli, Obarisi of Orogun.
-Daily Post