Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has cautioned the incoming government against any attempt to undermine the South-South and South East regions of the country because they did not vote for it.
Uduaghan, who spoke in Lagos Sunday night while receiving Silverbird Man of the year Award, said that it would be dangerous and disastrous for the regions to be ignored just because of expressing their electoral preferences..
He said, “I must counsel here that the South- South and the South-East regions must not be ignored or undermined by the in-coming Federal Government on account of their voting patterns in the general elections”, he stated.
The governor pointed out that it would be precarious for such strategic regions or any region for that matter to be undermined solely because of their political leanings.
President-elect Muhammed Buhari performed poorly in the two regions during the presidential elections, as failed to garner up to 25 per cent of vots in almost of the states in the two regions.
While harping on the need for every part of the country to be treated fairly and equitably, the governor said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was committed to forming a formidable opposition party in the country.
The governor assured that the party would bounce back sooner than expected.
Uduaghan dedicated the Silverbird Man of the year Award to his wife and all Deltans who stood and worked with his administration to build a peaceful state.
He was chosen head of others as the Silverbird Man of the Year Award in recognition of his laudable achievements in the year 2014.
“I am very happy that Sliverbird Television has recognized the good work God is doing in Delta State through my administration, this achievement is a collective effort and l dedicate this award to my wife and all Deltans who made this dream of having a peaceful state a reality during our time and l pray that this peace will be sustained,” he said.
Speaking further, Governor Uduaghan charged the in-coming administration in Delta State to uphold the people’s oriented programmes already put in place by his administration.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the Occasion and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Odien Ajumogobia, SAN noted that apart from key infrastructure, urban renewal and human capital development, Governor Uduaghan was leaving behind a peaceful and united Delta State.
In a keynote address, former chairman of Silverbird Group, Mr. Ben Murray-Bruce, said that the Nigerian State must shun the display of affluence in the midst of poverty, promising to represent the poor Nigerians as a Senator of the Federal Republic.
