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Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North in the National Assembly, is preparing to formally leave his party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after expressing alleged dissatisfaction with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s marginalisation of Delta North in the overall scheme of things.

Gloria Okolugbo, Nwoko’s director of communications, revealed on Arise TV that the legislator had previously announced his plan to quit the PDP in a meeting with Delta North stakeholders, his supporters, and constituents.

According to Okolugbo, “Senator Nwoko came prepared to serve and deliver the dividends of good governance to Anioma people, but regrettably, he had not enjoyed the cooperation and support of his party, the PDP in pursuit of his vision, even as the only PDP Senator in Delta State.”

She listed examples of Oborevwori and the PDP’s frustration, such as their unwillingness to help finance the Okpai Independent Power Project (IPP), which would have provided electricity to at least 60 towns in Delta North, and the Ogwashi-Uku Dam, which would have provided water to the community and the environs.

Despite Delta North’s historical marginalisation, Okolugbo clarified that Nwoko felt it was pointless to stay in a party when his electioneering campaign pledges to the region’s residents could barely be kept.

While claiming that there was already noticeable friction inside the PDP camp in Delta due to the anticipated defection to the ruling APC, the communications director accused the Delta PDP of lacking internal democracy and revealed that Nwoko would soon make his decision public.

“What I can tell you is that today, Senator Ned Nwoko held a consultative meeting with his constituents to inform them of his interest to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party.

“With the concluded arrangements by the senator representing Delta North’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, the ruling APC will now have all the three senators in its fold.

“There has been a lot of processes that he has gone through trying to speak to the internal party structures to see that the issues that we have in Delta North are resolved.

“As it is now, Delta PDP has lost all three Senators to the ruling APC, a development that could spell doom for the PDP in Delta State.

“One of the key reasons for which a legislator or a serving member can defect is factionalization. You don’t have to see violence before you know there’s factionalization in the party.

“And as we move ahead, it’s very important for us to strengthen the democratic institutions. representative democracy is actually about balance of power, transparency in governance and accountable use of resources.

“So it took a lot of groundwork and a lot of service to the people before we got PDP to become the predominant party of Delta State that delivered the last set of votes.

“Distinguished Senator Ned Nwoko was on the field even after he had won his elections, promising the electorate that together they would deliver the dividends of god governance, because this is about representative democracy,” Okolugbo stressed.

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