Omo-Agege has pledged to treat every Deltan and resident equally in all situations affecting the government if she is elected on March 11, 2023.
During a town hall meeting with members of the Muslim community and other non-indigenous citizens of the state in Effurun, Uvwie local government area, the lawmaker from Delta Central made the commitment. He found it offensive that residents, employees, and tax-paying citizens should face discrimination based on race or religion.
If elected governor, the APC candidate for governor has vowed to make merit the main determining factor in employment and other government aid.
He said that because everyone in Delta State has a stake in the state's prosperity, all residents, companies, and taxpayers are treated fairly.
Omo-Agege promised to reduce the state's apparent tuition gap between indigenous and non-indigenous children when elected governor.
In addition, he pledged that the APC-led state government he would head would support Muslim pilgrims travelling to Israel and treat them with the same decency and respect as it did for their Christian counterparts who made the same journey.
If he could have, he would have said, "I want to pledge to you that anytime we decide as a government to select someone to the Pilgrims Board, I will consult you. As a governor, I will never choose to select a member of the Muslim Pilgrims Board without first talking with you.
“Let me also tell you, there is one thing I like about Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. When he was the governor of Lagos State, he appointed Christians and Muslims, and he appointed people who came from other states; as we speak now, we have an Urhobo man as a Commissioner and another Urhobo as a member of the House of Reps in Lagos State, Tinubu started it, and other governors after him have continued in that tradition.
“My friend, Governor Nasir el Rufai of Kaduna State, did the same thing; once you can deliver on your task, where you come from is immaterial, he appointed an Isoko man as Special Adviser, and we are going to replicate that here in Delta when we assume office by the grace of God.
“The Muslim community is a very big block in Delta State, so you will have someone speaking for you at the State Executive Council meeting as a Commissioner that can assure you.
“As far as you are in Delta State, whether you are a Christian or a Muslim, you will pay equal school fees for your children. You are all Deltans because you have chosen to make this place your home and because you all contribute to its well-being through taxation.
“If there is a job opening, both children of Christians and Muslims are free to compete and have equal employment opportunities. They will all be considered equally, with no discrimination.
“The same principle of fairness will be applied to pilgrimages. As the State government sponsors Christians to Jerusalem for the pilgrimage, so, we will sponsor Muslims for the pilgrimage to Mecca.
“I assure you that I will carry you along. There shall be a Special Adviser from among you Muslims to interface between my government and the Muslim community, and also in terms of farmers and herders relationship.”
Earlier, the Chief Imam of Oghara, Alhaji Mohammed Maija, bemoaned the poor treatment of the Muslim community by successive PDP-led governments in Delta State. He said that they were discriminated against regarding job opportunities for their graduate children and paying school fees at State-owned tertiary institutions.
One of the Muslim community’s leaders, Alhaji Yusuf, responded on their behalf, promising that Muslims across the state would be mobilised to vote for the APC’s gubernatorial candidate and other party candidates.