A crisis is rocking the Delta State association of pensioners and retirees under the aegis of Association of Contributory Retirees (ACR) following the endorsement of the state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege in the 2023 general elections by the leadership of the association. Omo-Agege is also the Deputy Senate President of Nigeria. The ACR, made up of pensioned and retired primary school teachers and local government workers in the state, is led by its chairperson, Helen Ejieh. According to Ejieh, it has over 50,000 members.