Senator Ned Nwoko has accused the All Progressives Congress of going back on what he describes as an agreement over a senatorial ticket in Delta North.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, Nwoko said his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party was influenced by assurances he believed were firm before his defection in early 2025.
“I was promised automatic ticket,” he said, adding that the assurance came after a meeting with the then-national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje.
According to him, the understanding formed part of what convinced him to switch parties after years in the PDP, which he said was struggling with internal divisions.
However, he said the political arrangement shifted ahead of the APC primary in Delta State when former governor Ifeanyi Okowa entered the party and secured the ticket.
In his words, “I relied on what I was told, but the situation changed completely when the process began.”
The APC primary eventually produced a decisive outcome, with Okowa reportedly securing 113,309 votes, while Nwoko polled 2,612 votes. The senator rejected the result, insisting the exercise did not reflect a fair process.
“What happened at the primary was not what was agreed,” he said, alleging that the outcome was influenced by manipulation.
The APC has not issued a detailed response to the specific claims at the time of reporting.
