- As Bomadi Elders Declare Total Support
Former Governor of Delta State, His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that he has bowed out of the senatorial race ahead of the 2019 general elections.
Uduaghan reaffirmed his interest in the race, following rumours in some quarters that he had stepped down for the Senator currently representing Delta South at the Senate, James Manager after his public declaration at the PDP Mega Rally for Governor Okowa in Oleh.
Speaking at his Warri residence while playing host to the coalition of Bomadi LGA Elders led by Revd. Gbenekuru England and tens of youths drawn from different youth groups in Bomadi, the former governor noted that there is no going back on his senatorial ambition.
“I have not stepped down for anybody and I am not going to even contemplate stepping down for anyone. In fact, I have put my hands in the plough and there is no going back. By the grace of God, we would be in Abuja in 2019.
“It was for the interest of President Goodluck Jonathan’s votes from Delta that made me withdraw from the 2015 senatorial race, last minute. The stability of the state was very important to me. I needed to concentrate on the state and prepare it for a peaceful transition; otherwise, I have all the machinery to win the seat if I had so wanted it like I do now.” He stated.
On whether he was scared of any opposition, Uduaghan said, “I have paid my dues in stemming ethnic violence and militia uprising in the creeks to deserve the senatorial seat. How many people can make such sacrifice? How can somebody who has fought plenty political battles as a serving governor be scared of anybody? That is very laughable to me.”
However, leaders of the group threw their weight behind Uduaghan’s senatorial bid, after expressing optimism that Delta South would get quality representation in him. Also, the group was confident that he would empower not just his Itsekiri people but also the Ijaw and Isoko people as he did when he was a two-term Governor of Delta state.
The senatorial hopeful revealed that he and his family had heard from God clearly, in January 2018, that victory is sure for him at the polls. He used the opportunity to assure all his supporters, friends and well-wishers that plans for his campaign will soon roll out in a massive dimension and everyone would be carried along.
