A former Governor of Delta
State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Monday dismissed reports that he had
dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress.
Uduaghan, in a
statement by his media aide, Mr. Sunny Areh, said the report was
aimed at causing disaffection between him and Governor Ifeanyi
Okowa, the PDP and the Federal Government.
One Mr. Tony Oritseje claiming
to be Uduaghan’s Press Secretary, in a statement at the weekend,
revealed that the ex-governor had joined the APC ahead of the 2019
general election.
Another statement, which
was credited to an unnamed media aide, rejected the first
statement, claiming that it was authored by the Uduaghan.
But the statement
by Uduaghan’s media aide, Areh, dismissed both statements as being
authorised by him, saying they were targeted at smearing the
ex-governor’s reputation.
Uduaghan stated, “This is
obviously the work of mischief-makers and those seeking cheap publicity. It is
a joke taken too far. None of my aides is named Tony Oritseje. It was obviously
meant to cause disaffection between me and my successor,
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the PDP and the Federal Government.
“People close to me know this
is not my style. I have deliberately maintained a low profile to allow those in
power today to have enough space to fulfil their electoral promises to the
people. It is not my style to seek cheap publicity or disrupt a peaceful
process that is delivering democracy dividends to the people.”
The statement warned against
the use of the former governor’s name to cause disaffection between him and the
authorities, pointing out that he would not hesitate to seek redress in court
if those behind the development failed to change.
Source: Punch
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