The Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel
Uduaghan has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State
to put behind them the experience of the governorship primaries and start to
work towards the victory of candidates of the party in the 2015 general
elections.
Governor Uduaghan said this while receiving members of
the Delta Political Vanguard who paid him a solidarity visit at Government
House, Asaba on Monday. The Governor advised them to be magnanimous in victory
by accommodating everybody.
Dr. Uduaghan charged members of the
party not be carried away by the euphoria associated with the victory of Dr
Ifeanyi Okowa in the gubernatorial primaries of the state but should work hard
to win the main election which he described as "more challenging."
"Getting the ticket is the easiest
part, winning the main election is the more difficult part because of the
complexity of Delta State where ethnicity is a major factor. I have experienced
it and I have come out victorious, so, I know what I am talking about and by
the Grace of God, we shall be victorious in 2015," the Governor said.
He noted, "The time of celebration
is over, we have to extend our hands of fellowship to everybody, we must carry
everybody along so that we can win the main election which includes the
re-election of our President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on February 14 and the
election of our candidate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and after that, we can
celebrate."
Governor Uduaghan expressed satisfaction
with the conduct of the gubernatorial primaries of the PDP in the state which
led to the emergence of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as the candidate, observing that
his greatest joy was the fact that none of the aspirants "as at today has
said the process was not free and fair and PDP in Delta State is intact. We
don't have any faction, Dr Okowa's victory was applauded by all and I am happy
that we waded through this process, peacefully, intact and no petition against
the election."
He disclosed that there were plans by
certain individuals to disrupt the primaries and where that failed there was
another attempt to switch off the electricity during the counting of votes when
it was obvious that Dr Okowa was leading, stating he had to ensure that the
security operatives nipped all the plans.
Dr. Uduaghan reiterated his commitment
towards a peaceful transition process which according to him made him to
sacrifice his Senatorial ambition in the interest of peace, stressing,
"there is no position that is too much for us to sacrifice for security
reasons, if one person dies you cannot bring him back but any position
sacrificed can be regained."
The President of Delta Political
Vanguard, Hon. Michael Diden said members of the group were in Government House
to pledge loyalty.
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