Delta APC chieftain scorns Omo-Agege’s rice gift over congress result

A Delta state All Progressives Congress party chieftain, Ufuoma Deniran, has rejected a 25kg Christmas rice gift from the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege.

Ufuoma Deniran, from Ethiope East Local Government, reportedly rejected the bag of rice due to the aftermath of the grievances which  trailed the result of the party congresses in Delta State.

“You give and accept gifts from loved ones and not from those who don’t want things to be done in the right way. I have long sent this signal”, Deniran reportedly said in a statement made available to journalists in Warri on Wednesday.

The bag of rice which was delivered to the residence of Deniran by the Ethiope East LGA Secretary of the Sobotie-led Exco of the APC, Blessing Etaghene, while he (Deniran) was away in Benin, was returned to the office of Ejiro Etaghene by the aggrieved party chieftain, The Punch reports.

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In a swift reaction, however, Liaison Officer of the Constituency Office of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Chuks Erhire, has said that Chief Deniran has the right to either accept or reject the Christmas gift.

Erhire told newsmen that there were several people on ground itching to receive yuletide gift from the Deputy Senate President with joy and gratitude.

“It is not compulsory that he should accept it. If he doesn’t want it he should bring it. We have people who desperately need it”, Erhire said.