Chris Okobah, the legal adviser to Senator Ned Nwoko, on Friday rejected the outcome of the All Progressives Congress senatorial primary election held in Delta State on May 18, insisting that the incumbent lawmaker won the contest.
Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, was earlier declared the winner of the Delta North APC senatorial primary after polling 113,309 votes to defeat Senator Ned Nwoko and Maryam Ali, who reportedly secured 2,612 and 40 votes, respectively.
Nwoko, however, rejected the result, alleging widespread irregularities and manipulation during the exercise.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Okobah maintained that the primary election was conducted and that the senator emerged victorious based on records gathered from the field.
“From our records, Senator Ned Nwoko won overwhelmingly with 123,000 votes, while Dr Ifeanyi Okowa secured only about 5,000 votes. We make this statement confidently because we have evidence from the field,” he said.
