From Francis Sadhere, Warri
Immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has dissociated himself from an online news report which quoted him as endorsing Chief Great Ogboru as the governorship flagbearer of the APC in the 2019 gubernatorial election.
Uduaghan said the online media report was the handwork of his political enemies who are trying to pitch him against the leadership of the APC in Delta State.
Uduaghan, who was a former chieftain of the PDP but now the APC Delta Senatorial aspirant, debunked the online report in a statement by his Media Assistant, Monoyo Edon and made available to National Reformer recently.
He said that as a grounded politician, he knows the implications of tinkering with party’s internal democracy and would not want to get involved with such sensitive issues.
According to the statement, “The general public, especially the APC family in Delta state should please disregard the said report as it is a malicious reel of lies geared towards spoiling the new relationship between Dr. Uduaghan and his new party members.
“While it is a fact that the former Governor was one of the chieftains who attended the National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives congress (APC) on Tuesday evening, it is not true that the Party Chairman, His Excellency, Adams Oshiomhole held a private meeting with Dr. Uduaghan where he tasked him with fielding Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru as the consensus candidate for the 2019 Delta gubernatorial election.
“Dr. Uduaghan would also like to inform the public that no such endorsement was made throughout the duration of the National Caucus meeting.
“It is no longer news that Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan is now a member of the ruling APC after successfully decamping from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). A decision that mischief makers are still losing sleep over. This is just one of their ploys to spoil his welcome party to our great party.
“As a grounded politician, he knows the implications of tinkering with party’s internal democracy and would not want to get involved with such sensitive issues.
“He is, however, concerned with settling into his new party and contributing his quota towards deepening democracy and the party structure in Delta state and the Niger Delta region.
“Instead of relying on hearsays that are capable of misleading the general public, we urge journalists to always make verification before pushing stories or news reports to the general public.”
