In a joint statement, seven chairmen across Delta north LGAs said they were not involved in any such endorsement and urged party members and the public to disregard it.

The chairmen also reaffirmed their collective support for President Bola Tinubu and Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta, for a second term in office.

“We were not involved in the purported endorsement of Senator Ned Nwoko for second term, whether by some ward chairmen or during the Delta North APC stakeholders meeting,” the statement reads.

“Such actions do not reflect the position of the APC structures at the local government level and must be disregarded.”

The statement was signed by Nobert Akachukwu Sochukwudinma (Aniocha south), Hilary Fada Ibude (Ika south), Austin Nnabuife (Oshimili north), Dada Okolo (Oshimili south), Oputa Knis (Ndokwa east), Dike Onah (Ndokwa west), and Churchill Edem (Ukwuani).

The chairmen said the party must remain focused and disciplined as it prepares for the 2027 elections.

“As a party guided by internal democracy and due process, anyone interested in contesting for senatorial, house of representatives or assembly positions must work to build the party and prepare for free, fair and credible primaries,” they said.

They also called on Monday Onyeme, deputy governor of Delta and the highest-ranking political office holder from Delta north, to take up a leadership role in guiding the party ahead of the next general election.

“We humbly and respectfully urge him to kindly take up the role in unifying and guiding the party going forward,” they said.

The LG chairmen maintained that the APC in Delta north remains credible and committed to securing victory for the party in 2027.