Senator Ned Nwoko has rejected the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election in Delta North, insisting that he defeated former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa.
Okowa had earlier been declared winner of the primary election, but Nwoko disputed the result, alleging that the process was manipulated.
Speaking during an interview on Arise News, the lawmaker representing Delta North claimed he had evidence showing that he won the contest across the 98 wards where the primary was conducted.
According to him, the results announced by the party did not reflect the actual outcome of the exercise.
“The APC primaries for Delta North were conducted across 98 wards. I possess video evidence from each ward demonstrating that I won the election, and I intend to present it to the party,” Nwoko said.
He alleged that officials handling the exercise informed contestants midway through the process that ward-level results would no longer be announced publicly.
Nwoko explained that participants were told the final results would instead be released at the national level, a move he said gave party members confidence that due process would be followed.
However, he accused the organisers of abruptly relying on a result from only one ward allegedly linked to the former governor before announcing Okowa as winner.
“We were led to believe that the results would be revealed at the national level, and we expected the party to adhere to proper procedures,” he stated.
“Instead, we were abruptly given a result from a single ward that is closely associated with the former governor, and this result was utilized as the basis for declaring the winner.”
The senator further accused the Delta State Government of interfering in the primary process in favour of Okowa.
“The governor of Delta State is colluding with Senator Okowa,” he alleged.
The APC primary in Delta North has continued to generate controversy, with supporters of both politicians laying claim to victory and questioning the credibility of the process.
Nwoko’s camp has repeatedly insisted that the results were manipulated, while Okowa’s supporters maintain that the former governor legitimately won the exercise.
