Why Regina Daniel’s Husband, Senator Nwoko, Dumped PDP

By Adesina Soyooye

Forger the crisis in the PDP which he cited, sources say there are more believable, personal, reasons why Senator Nwoko dumped the PDP

Senator Ned Nwoko, Delta North Senatorial Zone, has dumped the Political Party under which he was elected to the Senate.  Stupendously rich, Nwoko, a lawyer, businessman,  former member of the House of Representatives,(1999-2003) Nwoko, popular Nollywood Actress, Regina Daniel’s husband,  contested for a seat to the Senate, in 2023, and won under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

For months, Senator Nwoko’s relationship with a couple of high profile PDP members in his State, Delta, has been shaky. For instance, Nwoko did not always agree with his State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori on a number of issues. And not a few people had guessed, long before now, that he would dump the PDP.

On January 30, Nwoko, finally, found an easy way out of the crisis ridden PDP.

Citing the show of shame displayed at the National Headquarters of the Party in Abuja between Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Udeh-Okoye over the office of the National Secretary of the Party where supporters of both men went physical, Nwoko dumped the PDP.

In his resignation letter dated Thursday, January 30,  which he  addressed to the PDP chairman of Ward 8, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the State, Senator Nwoko said the state of the PDP has become suffocating to him, and has diminished his ability to render services, for which he was elected, to his constituency. Where there is no unity, there will be no peace, he said, and for the Senator, the well being of his constituency comes first.

He wrote: “My decision to resign is primarily due to the deep divisions and factionalisation within the party. Just this week, on January 29, top party functionaries degenerated into physical fights, exposing the irreconcilable differences within the PDP,”

The Senator heads  the Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriations.

He, also, took a dig at the Delta State chapter of the party, in his resignation letter. He noted that the present state of the structure in the State was no longer good enough to enable him fulfill his campaign promises.

Nwoko: “During my campaign, I made solemn and actionable promises to my constituents. However, the current structure of the PDP in our state has not been conducive to realizing these commitments. After careful consideration, I have decided that stepping away from the party is necessary to fulfill my obligations to my people.”

But he went on to reassure his constituents of his commitment to their welfare.

He said: “While I bid farewell to my membership in the PDP, I remain dedicated to statesmanship, unity, and the advancement of our people. My decision is rooted in the best interest of those I serve.”

However, not a few people insist there are other reasons why Nwoko left the PDP. According to inside sources, Nwoko resigned from the PDP because he “is not sure he would get the PDP ticket to go back to the Senate for a second term.” The source cited his untidy relationship with the Governor and some top members of the Party in the State and said, nobody will allow him go back to the Senate.

Another source disclosed that the PDP ticket is already kept for the immediate past Governor of the State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa. Okowa, a former Senator, was PDP’s Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2023 Presidential Election. “We, (PDP) have kept the Delta North ticket  for Okowa.”

The conclusion is that Senator Nwoko decided to look for the black goat before darkness sets in. Meaning he found it best to quit the PDP on his own, instead of being denied the ticket for a second term to the Senate by the Party.

Even though he did not, in his resignation letter, say where he would be headed to, indications are that it is to the ruling Party at the centre, All Progressives Congress, APC.  He is, alleged, to have already held a meeting with the leadership of the APC in the State already.

“He is definitely declaring for the APC in a matter if days”, a reliable source told this medium.