Senator Ned Nwoko has resigned from PDP, citing party divisions, but Delta government officials claim he left due to fears of losing the 2027 ticket. Find out the full details here.
Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North Senatorial District, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing deep divisions and factional crises within the party. However, the Delta State government has dismissed his reasons, claiming the real motivation behind his defection is fear of losing the 2027 senatorial ticket.
Fred Oghenesivbe, the Director General of the Delta State Orientation and Communication Bureau, stated in an interview with TVC News over the weekend that Nwoko’s exit was entirely about securing his political future.
“We all knew it was only a matter of time before he defected. This is about the politics of 2027 and his chances of securing the ticket to run,” Oghenesivbe said.
He noted that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is the leader of the PDP in Delta State, and Nwoko has not been aligning with the governor or working closely with party leaders. According to him, this lack of loyalty made the senator uncertain about securing the PDP ticket for re-election in 2027.
Oghenesivbe further accused Nwoko of misrepresenting the PDP at the national level, stating that his approach to governance contradicts the party’s principles.
“The issues he raised about delivering democracy dividends to his people are at variance with what we believe in the PDP. We believe in procedure and obeying laws,” he said.
The state government official also referenced a power dispute involving the Okpai step-down transformer, which is part of a joint venture between the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
Ned Nwoko had previously criticized the Delta State Government, insisting that it should fund the step-down project, a stance the government rejected.
“The agreement is a joint venture between the Federal Government and NNPCL, not the state government. Nwoko simply wanted to use this issue as a political excuse to justify leaving PDP,” Oghenesivbe claimed.
At 64, Ned Nwoko first joined the Senate in 2023 under the PDP platform, but his recent exit raises speculation about his next political move. Analysts believe he may align with another party ahead of the 2027 elections in a bid to retain his senatorial seat.
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