Senator Ned Nwoko has shared insights on the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries in an interview on Prime Time, discussing internal party deals and the election procedures.

He explained that some newcomers to the party were promised inclusion in leadership positions and government appointments by the former national chairman.

In his words, “I, myself, and others were promised that there would be discussions on the new structure of the party, and we believed that there would be some… power sharing formula. We were told, for example, that the state executive would be dissolved and there would be nominations to enable the old APC to get a foothold into the government, but that was never done.”

He also mentioned that he was initially promised an automatic ticket before joining the APC, but he was later required to go through the regular competitive primary process, which he said was a change from the earlier promises.

“I certainly was told before I came into the party that there would be automatic ticket for me, and why would I just leave like that without making sure that I have a secure ride?”

Ned Nwoko further spoke about the primaries, asserting he has proof of wins in multiple wards and remained confident in his stance despite disagreements over the results.

“We won in 98 wards. All that Ifeanyi Okowa did was just to throw evidence of one ward where there was an issue.”