Nigeria, May 29 -- Former Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), days after former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege dumped the ruling party.

Mr Ochei announced his resignation in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Thursday.

Sources close to Ochei told PREMIUM TIMES that the defection stems from mounting pressure from his supporters across Delta North and beyond urging him to contest for the Senate.

Many of those supporters have publicly said they are seeking an alternative political option to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and incumbent Senator Ned Nwoko. Ochei's resignation and his next steps may be linked to honouring that call.

His resignation ...