Senator Ned Nwoko has alleged that there is a coordinated gang up to criminalise him in the international community using his ongoing spat with his wife, Regina Daniels.
He, however, said he current stories being circulated about his spat with Regina Daniels are fabricated and amount to criminal defamation, and those behind the smear campaign will have their day to prove their claims.
Nwoko who is the senator representing Delta North Senatorial District said this in reaction to interventions of activist, Omoyele Sowore and US based Jebose in his ongoing dispute with Regina Daniels
He described Sowore and Jebose, who he claimed have hunted him for years as members of a ”syndicate of pull down Ned’’ taking advantage of his wife Regina Daniels.
‘’What we are seeing is a regrouping of individuals taking advantage of a young woman who is unwell and has admitted to using drugs,” Nwoko said in a statement by his Communication/Technical Action Team issued in Abuja on Monday.
He claimed Sowore and Jebose were now using his marital challenge to criminalise him in the international community in a coordinated gang up.
‘’Beyond this, the talk about me grabbing lands 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.
‘’Unfortunately, anyone who seeks progress in our society is often attacked and torn down by their own people. That is the sad difference between us and other ethnic groups.
‘’The facts are there. Those exploiting her present condition to settle old scores, knowing they have no case against me will eventually face justice.
‘’They must also be careful with the defamatory statements they continue to make because they will be required to prove them.
‘’If by now she has not brought up any credible allegation against me, it means there is nothing illegal about me except that I wants her to seek help for rehabilitation, a condition that existed long before their marriage,’’ he said.
The lawmaker added that it was on record that she started using drugs from an early age, and these facts could be verified by her medical history and in a court of law.
‘’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.
‘’Yet some people keep pushing this false narrative to damage my reputation. 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. If she had any secrets to reveal, she would have done so. She has nothing.
‘’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.
‘’For clarity, 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 further said.
Nwoko also said noted that the public witnessed her family giving her out in marriage, and there were witnesses to the fact that her mother personally brought her to me.
He emphasised that he never went after her, ‘’Our customs and traditions do not frown upon polygamy. What I did was to marry her honorably, give her a name, and treat her with dignity.
‘’Their marriage has been public and transparent. 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.
‘’It is therefore disheartening to read all this filth being spread online. 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.
‘’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.
Recall that Sowore had on Sunday demanded that Nwoko should be held accountable for alleged crimes against a minor and abuse of power over his messy spat with Regina Daniels.
According to Sowore, in a social media post, Regina was only 17 years old when she was married to the senator.
But the activists highlighted that under UK law, where Nwoko is a registered legal practitioner, any sexual activity involving a minor constitutes statutory rape.
Sowore also described allegations by Regina that Nwoko introduced her to hard drugs while she was underage and repeatedly forced himself on her as serious.
The activist said the allegations should trigger urgent investigation and prosecution.
According to Sowore, it is unacceptable for Nwoko to continue practicing law in the United Kingdom while facing these accusations.
The activist therefore called on the Law Society of England and Wales and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to commence disciplinary proceedings before the Independent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to determine Nwoko’s fitness to practice.
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