NDC Primary Crisis Deepens in Warri Federal Constituency as Group Accuses Awani of Plot to Destabilise Party

By Donatus Akpoguma

Fresh cracks have emerged within the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC in Delta State following allegations that a party member, Comrade Esimaje Vincent Awani, is allegedly mobilising protests and ethnic sentiments against the party’s consensus arrangement ahead of the Warri Federal Constituency primary process.

A pressure group under the platform of “Concerned NDC Members for Good Governance,” led by Comrade Okorodudu Akpoyibo, accused Awani of orchestrating moves capable of plunging the party into internal division and political unrest at a critical period in its electoral preparations.

The group, in a statement made available to journalists in Warri, on Tuesday, alleged that Awani convened a controversial stakeholders’ meeting at his event centre located along Shell Contractors Road, near Eagle Roundabout off Ogunu Road Warri, Delta State, with the alleged aim of rallying opposition against the party leadership’s decision to adopt a consensus arrangement for the forthcoming primaries.

According to Akpoyibo, the consensus option was adopted by the party due to time constraints and the need to avoid unnecessary internal conflicts capable of weakening the NDC’s political structure in the Warri Federal Constituency.

The group further accused Awani, a former President of the Itsekiri National Youth Council, of allegedly attempting to weaponise ethnic sentiments to pressure the party into reversing its decision.

“Esimaje Vincent Awani should be promoting peace and strengthening party unity rather than allegedly instigating ethnic disaffection and political tension within the party,” the statement read.

The group maintained that the alleged protest being mobilised does not represent the collective interests of the Urhobo and Ijaw political blocs within the constituency, insisting that attempts to portray the issue as an ethnic struggle could further deepen political distrust in the region.

“Urhobos and Ijaws are not part of this misguided protest against the party’s leadership. Threatening that the Itsekiri people will withdraw support from the NDC if the party refuses to bend to personal interests is dangerous, divisive, and unacceptable,” Akpoyibo stated.

Political observers in Delta State say the unfolding controversy highlights the fragile ethnic and political balancing within the Warri Federal Constituency, where electoral contests are often influenced by long-standing ethnic rivalries and competing political interests.

The development has also sparked concerns among party loyalists who fear that unresolved internal disputes and public protests could undermine the NDC’s chances ahead of future electoral engagements in the state.

As of the time of filing this report, Awani had yet to officially respond to the allegations levelled against him by the concerned group.

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