Nigeria, May 26 -- Ned Nwoko has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of betrayal following his loss to former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the Delta North senatorial primary.

Mr Nwoko, who represents Delta North Senatorial District, alleged that the APC reneged on an earlier promise to hand him an automatic ticket for the 2027 general election.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported in June 2025 that the APC denied the claims that it had promised to grant National Assembly members automatic tickets for the 2027 elections.

Mr Nwoko made the claims during an interview on ARISE Television on Monday, days after the 18 May primary election in which Mr Okowa defeated him by a wide margin.

Mr Okowa polled 113,309 votes against Mr Nwoko's 2,612 vote...