Senator Ned Nwoko has cried out over what he calls a vicious campaign to ruin his name, accusing his political enemies of using his wife, Regina Daniels’ condition to blackmail him.
In a fiery statement issued by his Communication and Technical Action Team, the Delta North senator said a “syndicate of pull-down-Ned” has seized on his marital troubles to smear him both locally and internationally.
“Beyond this, the talk about me grabbing land in my hometown is false and unfortunate. The truth is that I was allocated a piece of land, for which I made a genuine offer of payment, to establish the University of Sports — a project that exists today and serves the community,” Nwoko said.
He claimed the attacks were coordinated and driven by people exploiting “a young woman who is unwell and has admitted to using drugs.”
“The facts are there. Those exploiting her present condition to settle old scores, knowing they have no case against me, will eventually face justice,” he warned.
According to the lawmaker, the smear campaign is being fuelled by people desperate to criminalise him. “If by now she has not brought up any credible allegation against me, it means there is nothing illegal about me, except that I want her to seek help for rehabilitation, a condition that existed long before our marriage,” he said.
Nwoko claimed Regina had a history of substance use and that her medical records would confirm it. “The whole world has read her own accounts of substance use, and her former schoolmates have testified online that she and her sister dropped out of school because of drug-related issues,” he said.
“She openly admitted to using drugs and said she was on bipolar medication. Her medical records are verifiable, but the enemies of progress are now manipulating her to achieve their aims.”
Dismissing the circulating reports as lies, he said, “All the current stories being circulated are fabricated and amount to criminal defamation, and those behind this smear campaign will have their day to prove their claims.”
On the controversy surrounding Regina’s age at marriage, Nwoko clarified, “Regina Daniels was born on October 10, 2000. If she has been married for six years, that means she got married at 19 years old, not 17.”
He added that her marriage was conducted openly and with her family’s full consent. “Our customs and traditions do not frown upon polygamy. What I did was to marry her honourably, give her a name, and treat her with dignity,” he said.
Speaking emotionally, Nwoko said his entire world once revolved around Regina. “Beyond the social media lifestyle, my world revolved around Regina. I pampered her and cared for her deeply, something everyone who has worked with me across Delta, Abuja, and beyond can testify to,” he said.
But the senator said Regina had become the entry point for those determined to destroy him. “As the saying goes, when a wall cracks, the lizard finds its way in. Regina has become a weak point through which my political and personal enemies are attacking me,” he said.
“My decision to marry her properly according to tradition is now being twisted into a tool for political blackmail. This is a witch-hunt that has been ongoing for years, an attempt to stop my developmental strides and tarnish me now that I am a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
