After a long drawn battle for the position of Deputy Senate President featuring intrigues and horse trading, Senator Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta State central senatorial district emerged the winner of the 9th Senate.
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He defeated Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Senate President of the 8th Senate to clinch the exhausted position.
Omo-Agege a lawyer, pulled a total of 68 votes to defeat Senator Ekweemadu who pulled 39 votes.
Omo-Agege is from Orogun in Ughelli North local Government of Delta
Born of August 3, 1963, he was educated at University of Benin, Benin City.