Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of reneging on an alleged agreement to grant him an automatic ticket before his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Mr Nwoko alleged that some individuals who recently joined the APC frustrated the understanding reached before he moved to the ruling party.
According to him, discussions held before his defection included plans to restructure the party in Delta State and accommodate new entrants through a power-sharing arrangement.
“I, myself, and others were promised that there would be discussions on the new structure of the party, and we believed that there would be some power-sharing formula,” he said.
“We were told, for example, that the state executive would be dissolved and there would be nominations to enable the old APC to get a foothold into the government, but that was never done.”
The lawmaker further claimed that he was assured of an automatic ticket before joining the APC, only to later participate in the party’s primary election, which he said he lost to former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
“I certainly was told before I came into the party that there would be automatic ticket for me, and why would I just leave like that without making sure that I have a secure ride?” Mr Nwoko stated.
The senator also disputed the outcome of the APC primaries, insisting that he won in the majority of wards and possessed evidence to support his claims.
“We won in 98 wards. All that Ifeanyi Okowa did was just to throw evidence of one ward where there was an issue,” he added.
Mr Nwoko’s comments come amid growing political realignments and internal disputes within the APC in Delta State following the influx of new members into the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
