Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,
immediate-past governor of Delta State and the APC 2019 Delta South Senatorial
candidate, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will win
the state in 2019.
He said Buhari had cult following
both at the national and state levels which he described as a good omen for
victory provided members were prepared.
He spoke yesterday at a meeting
of Delta South Senatorial District party executive members and candidates,
which had in attendance state chairman, Prophet Jones Ode-Erue, state
organizing secretary, Sir A.S Mene, Delta South party chairman Mr. Tosan Awani,
Dr. Alex Ideh and local government leaders.
Uduaghan, while admitting that
members had genuine reasons to be aggrieved, noted what transpired at the
primaries was not new to politics but
warned that post-primary crisis should not drag into the polls.
He recounted his personal
experience in 2007 when he was not cleared.
“I recall that as SSG, my name
was not on the list of registered members in my ward. It took me quite a while
to rectify that before submitting my gubernatorial form in Abuja. Even after
submitting my forms, other aspirants and I were not cleared.
“I did not rock the boat of my
former party. I travelled to Abuja that very night to press for my clearance. I
faced the appeal panel and did everything within the party to get cleared. It
was not a rosy experience but I finally made the cut at the eleventh hour.”
The former governor also alleged
that one of the reasons some persons were organizing themselves into the
“Aggrieved Association” and threatening to institute legal actions against the
party was due to “disrespect for hierarchy and party structure”.
He said, “The strength of any
party lies in its structure. Our chairman here said he too has reasons to be
aggrieved. Of course, we all do. It is a common knowledge that there is no love
lost between Chief Ogboru and I.
“Today, we are in the same party
and he is our gubernatorial candidate. If the two of us can come together, I
wonder who can’t make sacrifices in our party’s interest.”
“President Buhari has a cult-like
following which we can leverage on to win our state for APC. Forget the grammar
the opposition is speaking everywhere in the media, President Buhari has
followers amongst the common men and women in the society who are in the
majority. Even those in opposition states like ours feel his impact.
“Please, let us all work for all
APC candidates from the presidency down to state assembly positions. Our
national chairman and the NWC have tasked us with taking over Delta and that is
why we are pleading with everyone to sheath their swords and work with one
mind.”
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