Uduaghan Undergoes PDP Senatorial Screening, Says,He Is the Best For Delta South District

Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan was on Wednesday screened

for the Delta South Senatorial Primary of the Peoples Democratic Party

(PDP) by a five-man committee, chaired by  Alhaji Mohammed Babaginda.

Other members of the panel were Dr. Frank Okafor, Mr. Mike Ewausia,

Rev Yakubu Abudullahi with Dr. Kabi Illelah as secretary/member.

Dr Uduaghan who appeared before the committee, which sat at  the PDP

Secretariat in Asaba, told journalists that he was confident of

victory at the primaries because he was the most qualified to

represent the Delta South Senatorial District.

He declared that his level of experience as governor, exposure,

contacts, among others, placed him far above other persons in the race

for the party’s ticket in the senatorial race.

“I believe that I am the most qualified of the candidate to represent

my senatorial district, the legislature is about making laws that will

affect the lives of the people positively, I believe that a lot of

laws have to be put in place to ensure the development of the

district,” Dr Uduaghan said.

Governor Uduaghan who was beaming with smiles, exchanged pleasantries

with other aspirants who came for the screening, explained that it was

customary for him to appear before the committee.

According to him, there was no discrimination when it comes to

appearing before the screening panel, adding that every aspirant for

elective position in the PDP must appear before the screening

committee.

The governor who said that there were three areas he would concentrate

on when elected into the Senate, observed that there was the need to

put in place laws to improve the lives of the people of the Niger

Delta region, guarantee equity participation of the oil producing

communities in oil companies and for the protection of investments and

the environment.

“Having been in the Executive, I want to go to the National Assembly

to represent Delta South Senatorial District to enable oil producing

communities gets 10 percent equity participation in oil companies

operating in their areas. This will open up the area and stop all

agitations, if the communities have equity participation, they will

ensure the protection of the pipelines, companies, property and lives

of the staff.

“There is the need to provide legal framework for investments in the

country so as to attract investors. Nigeria is not the only country

with crisis, but because other countries have legal framework to

protect investors, investors still flock to those places, we need to

put up laws to protect investors in our country, this is what I want

to go and pursue in the legislature,’ he said.

He noted further, “you know my emphasis on the environment and green

economy, I will carry that campaign to the National Assembly, our

degraded environment need to be cleaned up and protected, I will

ensure that laws are in place to do just that”