Aspirant Regrets Defecting to NDC: “I Jumped Into Hell Fire”

The primary in question was conducted as a direct election after the party’s aspirants were unable to reach an agreement on a consensus candidate.

Agbonayinwa said, “I’ve moved from frying pan to hellfire. We had the direct primary after we couldn’t reach a consensus. They kept us in the room at the time with all other contestants for us to step down for each other, and we couldn’t do that.

“We went through rigorous processes. I understand that they are new, but I have never experienced this being with APC or being with PDP. Never. Where people were asked to go for primary… May 29 was the day the primary was conducted today is June 5 and elections have not been announced.”

The former governorship aspirant alleged that the national leader of the NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, encouraged him to purchase the senatorial expression of interest and nomination forms.

He, however, claimed that Dickson later denied ever asking him to do so.

Agbonayinwa further stated, “The national leader of NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, a very good friend and a brother to me for many years. We are colleagues. He was the governor, now senator, a brother I respect dearly.

“When we were to leave NDC, I called him. He sent it to me and said, I should come to the house.

“I went to his house, and he said, ‘Why can’t you go to the Senate under NDC?’ I say I will think about it, and for me, I was going for the House of Reps but when he offered that, I started thinking, I say I will consult with my leaders, which I did, and I told him, thank you.

“But to my greatest surprise, the same man who asked me to go and buy the form, this morning we had a meeting and he said he never said so.”