BEVERLY HILLS, October 30, (THEWILL) – True to widely held belief, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Delta South Senatorial district were submitted at the Peoples Democratic Party State Headquarters Asaba, Thursday.
Governor Uduaghan, whose forms were bought on October 17 by some of his political associates in G3 at the National Secretariat of the PDP, Wadata House, Abuja, has expressed his deep appreciation to all PDP faithful and Deltans for their outpouring of love and support and promised quality representation at the Red Chambers, a statement by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Resource, Sunny Areh said.
“History is in the making and I have to heed the calls of my people who have severally urged me to go to the Senate after my tenure as Governor of Delta State. I will not disappoint them. I will, by the grace of God give my senatorial zone quality representation. I also want to appreciate President Goodluck Jonathan and assure him that I will put all my National and International reach at his disposal, the Governor said, according to the statement.
The Governor and the incumbent Senator representing the senatorial district, Senator James Manager (PDP), an Ijaw, who is serving his third term and seeking another term, will contest for the party’s ticket at the primary slated for November 22.
Meanwhile, the foremost political platform in the senatorial district, the G3, comprising Isoko, Ijaw and Itsekiri, has fully backed Dr. Uduaghan’s senatorial ambition.
Secretary of the group, Hon. Solomon Funkekeme said Governor Uduaghan is the best the district can present at the National Assembly at this critical moment of the nation’s democracy, stressing “his wealth of experience and leadership qualities stand him out.”
Also, the Isoko Advancement Network (IAN) has applauded the decision of Governor Uduaghan to contest the Senatorial seat, saying that the network is confident that the three ethnic groups that make up the zone be well represented at the senate.
Speaking yesterday in Asaba, Chairman of the IAN, Hon. Mike Ogwa said the Isoko nation is fully and solidly in support of Governor Uduaghan’s senatorial aspiration and promised to mobilise the people of the district to back him.
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