A senatorial hopeful from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ehiozuwa Agbonayinwa, has publicly accused the party’s national leader, Seriake Dickson, of forcing candidates on the party. The allegation was made during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ program on Friday.
Agbonayinwa claimed that despite winning the senatorial primary election, Dickson is now planning to hand the ticket to a different individual. He expressed frustration over the delay in announcing primary results, noting that the elections took place on May 29, but as of June 5, the party has yet to release the outcome.
Referencing a protest by activist Aisha Yesufu at the NDC national secretariat, Agbonayinwa said, ‘Dickson is imposing candidates in the NDC. Look at what Aisha Yesufu did at the NDC national secretariat.’ He added, ‘Dickson disappointed me totally. He told me to get the NDC Senate ticket, and I won the primary. The same Dickson is now saying the party will do affirmation for one Ijaw lady instead of going with the primary election result.’