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Ned Nwoko left PDP over fear of losing 2027 senatorial ticket, says Oborevwori’s aide

Ned Nwoko

Fred Oghenesivbe, director general of the Delta state orientation and communication bureau, says Ned Nwoko resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over fears that he would not secure the party’s senatorial ticket in 2027.

The senator representing Delta north, had in a letter dated January 30, 2025, notified his ward in Aniocha north LGA of his decision to quit the party.

The lawmaker said his resignation from the PDP is due to “deep divisions and factionalisaton within the party”.

The senator added that the crisis in the party has not allowed him to deliver on his promises to constituents.

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Speaking during an interview with TVC news at the weekend, Oghenesivbe said Nwoko’s defection was “about 2027 politics and securing a ticket to run”.

Oghenesivbe, an aide to Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta governor, described the reasons stated in the lawmaker’s resignation letter as “laughable”.

“We all knew it was only a matter of time before he (Nwoko) defected. This is about the politics of 2027 and his chances of securing the ticket to run,” he said.

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“As of today, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is the leader of the PDP in Delta state, and Senator Nwoko has not been aligning with the governor or working closely with PDP leaders in the state.

“So, Nwoko is somehow scared that he may not get the PDP ticket (senatorial) in 2027 because he has misrepresented our party at the national assembly.

“What I meant by he has misrepresented the party is that the issues that he raised concerning delivery of the dividends of democracy to his people is at variance with what we believe in the PDP. We believe in procedure, we believe in obeying laws.

“There is this issue of Okpai step down transformer, which is a joint venture of the federal government, the NNPCL, and the federal government.

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“And I think one of the parties in that agreement failed to perform their responsibility, by way of supplying about 20% of the light generated in that area to immediate communities. And that is not the business of the state government.

“But Ned Nwoko went ahead to say that the governor of the state should bring the money to step down the power. And we said in a joint venture agreement which is legally binding, for you to bring another party into the agreement, then all the stakeholders must come to a roundtable to discuss the possibility of bringing in Delta state government.

“But because Ned wanted to play politics, he felt he could just use that as a leeway to find his way out of the party by saying the governor did not bring out the money.”

Nwoko, 64, has been a member of the Nigerian senate on the PDP platform since 2023.

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