By Bukola Kayode
The member representing Delta State Central in the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has been ranked as the best material for the position of Deputy Senate President.
The ranking is the result of a survey conducted by Global Forum of South- South Professionals (GSSP).
According to the survey carried out in the last three months, in which about ten thousand respondents and stakeholders were sampled and surveyed across the South-South geo-political zone, the Delta lawmaker was seen to have the requisite political experience, parliamentary exposure, administrative expertise, inter-governmental competencies and composure, needed skills to navigate and calm the often tension-soaked relations between the Executive and the Legislature.
Results from the research conducted to ascertain , among others, who their choice for the position of Deputy Senate President would be given that the position of DSP is being zoned to the South South by the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), also showed that over 80 percent of the respondents who were sampled using various communications metrics including focus groups discussion and random sampling tipped Omo-Agege as the best material to represent their zone for the position of Deputy Senate President.
Mr. Francis Omogosibo of GSSP, further stated that Omo-Agege was ranked as the most suitable material for the Deputy Senate Presidency position going by data collated from its findings which deployed several survey research methodology and tools such as over 10,000 questionnaires administered to respondents across the six States of the Niger-Delta, (Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers States), survey monkey research materials, focus groups discussions, etc., while using global communications and research tools such as wiki, LexisNexis and Survey Monkey to track field reports and citizens political preferences throughout the duration of the survey(the last three Months).
“One particular respondent from Cross River State said his choice of Omo-Agege is predicated on the fact that he has great competencies and political skills to help other stakeholders build on the efforts of great patriots in the Niger Delta by helping to strategically douse mounting tension, hostilities and agitations over prolonged and age-long neglect of the Niger Delta region in the socio-economic and political setting in the country under successive governments since independence.
“ Another respondent from Delta State noted that he is “strongly in support of Omo-Agege’s candidature for the position of Deputy Senate President because of his political experience, his bridge-builder composure and above all, ability to navigate the often heated relations between the executive and Legislature and help build calm for mutually beneficial results”, Omogosibo stated.
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