Ned Nwoko, the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District and husband to Nollywood star Regina Daniels, has said that he is under pressure from his people because the state government is not living up to expectations......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Ned Nwoko stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
As reported by Daily Trust, he also urged the federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prohibit the importation of refined products, saying the government must protect local refineries.
Nwoko noted that his call for the creation of one more state in the South East is workable.
He said the region has only five states, thereby contributing to the clamour by the people.
Nwoko said:
“It’s very simple. Before I go to the public with this to say the state is owing hundreds of billions of naira and was able to pay less than about N200 billion out of it. It is in the public and everybody knows.
“His (the governor’s) media people have gone out to say this anyway that the state has a huge debt profile and that they are paying so much, but that is not my problem because every government can borrow if they have such revenue every month from the federation account and so much goes to the servicing of this loan.
“It does not stop them from borrowing to meet the needs of the people. How can I explain to my people ‘sorry we can’t do the road for you because the government is paying debts incurred by the previous government? Is that an explanation? I am under pressure from my people….READ FULL CONTENT FROM THE SOURCE
Watch a brief of his interview here:
There is no transparency and governance in the Humanitarian ministry,says Senator Ned Nwoko#PoliticsToday pic.twitter.com/677sJHgLYg
— Channels Television (@channelstv) October 30, 2024
Delta senator Nwoko debunks death rumour
In another development, Legit reported that Senator Ned Nwoko had said the report of his death in Switzerland was false.
The Delta senator also denied the claim of purchasing a car for a content creator, adding that such is baseless and misleading.
Regina Daniels’ husband then threatened to take legal action against those spreading such rumours in the media….READ FULL CONTENT FROM THE SOURCE
