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By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South

ASABA- FORMER Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Udaughan, has finally confirmed that he will dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Speaking on phone to Vanguard, Thursday evening, the former governor said there was pressure on him to come to APC, but it was not an affair of the National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

“The situation is more from the situation on ground in PDP and my political future. I am also looking at my political future and those of my followers. I have studied the political terrain and I believe the Delta should not be in opposition,” he said.

Asked if Comrade Oshiomhole had discussed his movement to APC with him, Uduaghan said: Yes, I am talking with Oshiomhole, we are discussing like old colleagues, it is not a pressure, he would wish that I come over, but I also told him that I have a leader, Chief James Onanefe Ibori and they should have a discussion with him.”

An APC chieftain, who spoke to Vanguard corroborated Uduaghan’s claim, saying: “Uduaghan and Oshiomhole are ex-governors and friends, so when the matter came up regarding

Uduaghan ing APC, he made it clear that he has a political leader, who is Chief James Ibori.”

His words: “He told Oshiomhole and those, who spoke to him to discuss with Ibori because as far as he is concerned, there is no competition between him (Oshiomhole) and Ibori over who is his political leader. Ibori is his leader and I do not think that Oshiomhole will contest that.”

The stalwart added: “There are a lot of issues and undercurrents regarding Uduaghan and his movement to APC, which will not be dragged to the media just now. We have to watch.”

Findings by Vanguard indicated that the former governor may in the next few days as an APC member and pick the party’s senatorial ticket for a battle with Senator James Manager for the Delta South senatorial ticket.

He is also expected to work with other APC leaders in the state, including Chief Great Ogboru, who he defeated in the gubernatorial elections to deliver the state to APC in 2019.

Uduaghan’s new move after many thought that he had been pacified by Chief Ibori, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and others will certainly change political calculations in the state for 2019.

His decision to APC has also enlivened many of his followers, who were taken aback at his initial resolution to stay back after some PDP leaders rushed to appeal to him.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/breaking-at-last-uduaghan-confirms-plan-to-dump-pdp-for-apc/

While the children of hate are busy hating, APC is also busy gaining grounds in their territory. 2019 will shock them not just because Buhari is gonna win overall but he'll win massively in their backyard

What's his electoral value?

abokibuhari:
What's his electoral value?

Minus 1 from the looters

sarrki:


Minus 1 from the looters

He's now a saint he has washed his ROBE white and can now dine with ANGELS


USELESS UNCOMMON APC

What is he going to APC to Do?

His popularity has dwindled. no big deal

believe me his career has just ended.bcus delta state is a pdp state just as he said ibori is his leader and ibori control delta just lik saraki.there is no way ibori will pdp to apc

sarrki:

Minus 1 from the looters

He is now a saint.

Survival instinct.

Not everyone can stand up to the tyrant. Some would rather him to avoid unnecessary persecution.

Welcome on board Sir.




PDP will soon be dead and gone

I'm not sure anyone would really care if you stayed put or moved. Thats how irrelevant you've become in the scheme of things.

Getting stale now.

All we are saying is that we want a better Nigeria.

Sai Baba we know.
GOD BLESS PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI

Apc keeps getting the movers and shakers of Nigeria politics while pdp is busy acquiring those that have gone to political oblivion..

Nawa O, Kountinue Okay.

EFCC is the last resort for APC. Unfortunately those moving over to the party under duress will work for its downfall.

James Ibori ntori olorun....

Anyway when a sinner repents from his sins and come closer to the father, his sins shall be forgiven.

Who is Uduaghan ? Oh that irrelevant ugly idiot who is of no value politically in Delta State let alone nation wide ... he can go to hell actually for all I care

Abeg dey go

Uduaghan has little or no political value. A governor that could not win a Senatorial seat even as an incumbent.

I for one don't like all the past and present governors of Delta states, that state (with all the allocations)is one with a lot of potentials yet it is lagging behind in infrastructures. Delta should on a good day be in league with Lagos and Abuja.

However, welcome to APC. He should get Dariye's treatment.

Akosxxx:
While the children of hate are busy hating, APC is also busy gaining grounds in their territory. 2019 will shock them not just because Buhari is gonna win overall but he'll win massively in their backyard

be deceiving ur self...Thank God uduaghan said he has a leader and that leader is in pdp n a pdp member. so how then cn he go without his leader nod?

The situation is more from the situation on ground in PDP and my political future. I am also looking at my political future and those of my followers. I have studied the political terrain and I believe the Delta should not be in opposition,” he said.

Long story short he knows APC is winning come 2019 so wants to take preventive measures and does not want delta to be in the Opposition after 2019 has been won by APC.

Wise man

When Uduaghan held a parade to welcome James Ibori from jail, APC zzZZz's were insulting him up and down. Now he has ed APC, he has now being christened as Saint James Ibori

Relevant people go dey decamp from Apc to pdp while one politician who is politically dead and is no longer influential and also enjoying his loot would decamp from pdp to Apc and the zombies would think they are scoring political points... A Saraki in dss detention is better than 750 uduaghan

Same Uduaghan? Kikiki

You have been under pressure to APC and become a saint or be probed abi?

This is still not a confirmation yet. He says he's still considering ing. Wrong headlines.
90% of Nigerian conjecture news and so-called investigative reports, and "sources close to the President, governor, Senate president, etc say that..." - turn out to be fake at the end. Aside from Sahara Reporters and Times.

This Uduagan always dey remind me of that Tortoise wey dem dey show for Tales by Moonlight back in the day.....

This guy should just stay where he is