Ibori’s Man In Narrow Escape As Regina Daniel’s Husband, Nwoko Wins Delta PDP Senate Primary

Ned Nwoko, the billionaire husband of former teenage film star, Regina Daniels on Monday emerged won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Delta North Senate ticket even as an associate of former Governor James Ibori, Senator Ighoyorta Amori escaped with a narrow victory in Delta Central.

Besides, Chief Michael Diden, popularly known as Ejele, a close political enforcer for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa also emerged as the candidate for Delta South in the PDP senate primaries that were concluded on Monday afternoon.

The emergence of Nwoko GWGNG gathered came after the two major political tendencies in the area put aside their differences to back Nwoko who is a popular personality in the area.

Nwoko’s ride to obtaining the Senate ticket became easy after Okowa surprised many when he pulled out of the contest to return to the Senate where he served for one term between 2011 and 2015 before winning his ambition to be governor of Delta State.

Diden, a close associate of Okowa won the Delta South Senate PDP ticket on Monday after he prevailed by 176 votes to the 49 votes scored by former member of the House of Representatives, Daniel Reyenieju and Othihiwa Ayodele who polled  46 and Kent Omatseye who polled 2 votes.

In Delta North Ned Nwoko polled 240 votes to defeat Paul Osaji who scored 66 votes.

However, the closest in the PDP Senate primary contest was in Delta Central where Amori escaped narrowly when he defeated a former commissioner, 143 to 123 votes.

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