As the 10th National Assembly approaches mid-way point, constituents look to exercise their constitutional right to review the performance of their representatives in the legislature. With this, constituencies may choose to recall their representatives or cheer them on to the end of the legislative tenure. An unbiased performance review of the representation of Senator Prince Ned Munir Nwoko of Delta North has revealed an obvious disconnect between polished media optics and the visible socio-economic reality of his constituents.
While the Senator’s office has been actively generating press releases and “Best Performing” awards, a critical analysis of his legislative footprint suggests a tenure filled with personal vanity projects and divisive rhetoric. No attention has been paid to the practical development required by the people of Delta North.
Also, Senator Nwoko claims to have sponsored the highest number of bills (34) in the 10th Assembly. A closer inspection of these documents reveal they are nothing more than mere “Paper Progress.” The majority of these bills focus on the establishment of new government agencies or national-level regulations such as the National Agency for Malaria Eradication or the Nigeria Social Security Agency. Though these sound relevant, they have offered no relief to either the crumbling local infrastructure or the staggering unemployment rates in Delta North.
Some Senators have successfully lobbied for the immediate repair of federal roads (such as the Benin-Asaba Expressway) while others have secured direct job placements for their youths. Senator Ned Nwoko’s legislative focus remains abstract and indecipherable. At a time, he pushed for a bill to mandate social media companies to have physical offices in Nigeria. While this is good for national tax revenue, it does not in any way address the immediate security crisis facing a trader in Agbor or the rising cost of living troubling a farmer in Ibusa.
The centerpiece of Senator Nwoko’s legislative agenda is the Anioma State Creation Bill (SB 481). This bill has been repeatedly considered a “vanity project” that has only served to destabilize the region. In November 2025, prominent Anioma leadership groups, including the Njiko AniochaOshimili, officially rejected the bill. Through a communiqué, the AniochaOshimili group described it as a “betrayal of history” and an attempt to merge Anioma with the South East against the people’s collective identity.
While outrightly ignoring more pressing developmental needs in Delta North, Senator Ned Nwoko has also triggered an unnecessary “ethno-political crisis.” As his constituents clamor for improved electricity and rural water projects, the Senator is occupied by historical fallacies and regional annexation debates that have little chance of constitutional passage before 2027.
In early 2025, Senator Nwoko’s media team announced that he had facilitated over N30 billion in projects through the Benin-Owena River Basin Authority. However, a field audit across the nine local government areas of Delta North tells a different story. Many of these projects, especially the treatment plants for the Ogwashi-Uku Dam, remain facilitated only on paper with little to no visible impact on the daily water supply of the 60 target communities.
Furthermore, the Senator made a move which was clearly motivated by political survival. His defection from the PDP to the APC in January 2025 seems to have nothing to do with the welfare of Delta North. This instability, coupled with his focus on personal achievements such as his private Sports University and the self-professed title of “Antarctica Explorer” shows that the mandate of his people has been sacrificed on the altar of personal branding and self-satisfaction.
The facts are undeniable. Delta North is currently represented by a Senator whose focus is on global recognition and personal legacy. A fellow who does not have what it takes to oversee the gritty, localized work of constituency development.
With two years remaining until the 2027 elections, it seems that the frustration among the people of Delta North has reached a tipping point. If the Senator continues to prioritize private interests and divisive bills over the survival of his people, his constituents may be left with no choice but to initiate a formal recall process. To keep a representative who prioritizes Antarctica over Anioma’s welfare is to accept another two years of wasted opportunity.
Azuka Okeleke Emordi is a member of the editorial team of TheScript Newspaper.
