By Onome Oghenetega
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, says the infrastructural projects and enduring peace for which the State Traditional Rulers Council were honouring Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his deputy, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro are some of his administration’s achievements as governor.
Uduaghan’s name was missing on the list of those to be honour for their huge contributions to the infrastructural development of the state by the Delta State Traditional Rulers Council at event currently holding in Asaba, the state capital.
Among those being honour at the event by the monarchs are Governor Okowa, his deputy, Otuaro and former Governor James Ibori.
But Uduaghan’s name was conspicuously missing despite building some of the star projects in the state including the Asaba International Airport, Government House, Asaba, the two Delta Malls (Asaba and Effurun) and the Dome Event Centre where the event is being held.
Following a cold-war between Uduaghan and Governor Okowa-led PDP government, the former defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the centre from where he ran for the Delta South Senatorial race in the last general elections.
In series of posts on Thursday on his Facebook account tagged “I Shall Be Unzipping A Little Today!!!”, the former governor described his exclusion from the honour list as attempt to rubbish his huge contributions to the infrastructural development of the state.
According to him, “Julius Caesar, Animal Farm & Things Fall Apart, were some of the books we used in our literature classes at FGC, Warri. The ‘cuts’ did not kill Ikemefuna or Julius Caesar. The shock of knowing who inflicted the ‘cuts’, killed them!
“Any ex-Gov has the capacity to ensure that his state is peaceful, or create a platform for crisis. You cannot fund & mobilise Traditional Rulers to Asaba to spite me. All of us get “smart cunny.””
In spite of the lies out there, I was on the driver’s seat in 2014/15, to midwife the current DELTA STATE administration. The critical responsibility of any State leader is to ensure that ALL actions maintain the peaceful nature of the State.
“Today’s power is not in the guns you have acquired. Power is in the handset we are all carrying. In sponsoring an action, do you assess the ethnic & political implications at all? Some actions are just damn silly!!!
“Congrats to those being honoured by “some” Delta State Traditional Rulers today!!! Interestingly, you are being honoured for: Peace and Security, human capital development, and Infra development.
“On the inf. dev, those coming by air will be landing at Asaba airport built & put into use in my administration. Asaba airport had transported 100k+ of passengers including every past & current Presidents/VPs in Nig. b4 I left office.
“I wish you a great ceremony as you use the EVENT centre & Govt House complex built by my administration.”
