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A senatorial aspirant for Edo South under the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinwa, has identified what he described as the major problem confronting the party.

Agbonayinwa has consistently spoken out over his alleged exclusion from receiving the party’s ticket for the senatorial district, which he claimed to have won during the NDC primary elections conducted on May 29.

The former House of Representatives member is among aggrieved party members dissatisfied with the manner in which the party leadership handled the candidate selection process.

NDC is yet to officially announce the results of the primary elections conducted for the Senate, House of Representatives, governorship, and state assembly positions.

Speaking during an appearance on Arise News on Friday, Agbonayinwa alleged that the biggest challenge facing the NDC is that the party’s National Leader, Senator Seriake Dickson, is imposing his decisions on other members.

He said, “I think what is wrong is that one man cannot dictate for the whole NDC. You have national leader, you have national chairman, a senator of reput, a wonderful guy, a great guy. I respect him.

“You have the secretary, Barrister Ikenna, wonderful people. You have the national public secretary, they are great men, but at the same time we have the National Organising Secretary, wonderful people working day and night, but guess what? One man cannot detect and decide for the future of members of NDC. 

“So for me, I cannot be going to the leader’s house every day waiting from morning till night. This is not democracy, for God’s sake. This is undemocratic.

“Democracy is for the people, by the people. You must allow the people to decide their own faith, I won the senatorial seat. There’s no two ways about it. 

“What stopped them from announcing the result for God’s sake? Primary was on May 29, this is June 5. What are they hiding?

“He said they’re featuring one lady, that the lady is going to be giving affirmation, that they need a woman to be among the senator.

“You don’t do that. We went to primaries, those who won should be given the opportunity. Since I have won, I should be given the opportunity.”

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