Fresh intrigue is building within the All Progressives Congress in Delta State as one of the founding leaders Olorogun O’tega Emerhor is being pushed to enter what is fast shaping into a bruising battle for the Delta Central Senatorial ticket ahead of 2027.
The move, if it materialises, would pitch Emerhor against former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege and incumbent Senator Ede Dafinone, turning the race into a three-way clash of heavyweights.
For many within the Party, the development signals a potential return of old power equations.
Emerhor, long regarded as the original pillar of the APC in Delta, held sway as the Party’s undisputed leader until Omo-Agege’s dramatic entry into the fold reshaped the balance. Omo-Agege’s rise peaked with his emergence as Deputy Senate President in 2019, a position that effectively consolidated his dominance and pushed other tendencies, including Emerhor’s bloc, to the margins.
That supremacy endured until the 2023 Governorship election, where Omo-Agege’s loss triggered a recalibration within the Party. The situation was further complicated by the political earthquake that followed the defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori into the APC in 2025, altering alignments and influence across Delta politics.
Now, with Omo-Agege reportedly warming up to reclaim the Delta Central Senate ticket he ceded to Dafinone, pressure is mounting on Emerhor to step into the arena, a move that could dramatically upend the race.
The call gained momentum when groups including the Emerhor Political Family and the Delta Central Youth Council stormed his Evwerni country home, urging him to run. They argued that having built the Party structure from scratch, Emerhor remains a natural contender with unmatched grassroots reach.
Responding, Emerhor acknowledged the mounting pressure but signaled caution.
“We must be mindful of present realities and dynamics within the Party,” he said, noting that consultations were ongoing.
Behind Emerhor’s measured response, however, lies a deeper calculation: whether to reassert his influence in a Party he helped build or risk watching the battle for Delta Central unfold without him.
If he joins, insiders say, the APC primary could become one of the fiercest political contests in Delta’s recent history.