Gov.Emmanuel Uduaghan
Uduaghan had initially supported Tony Obuh but later changed camp in
favor of David Edevbie. Edevbie was also James Ibori's preferred
candidate from his UK jail. Edevbie participated in the looting of Delta
state during Ibori's tenure, in which he served as commissioner of
finance. He is wanted in the UK in connection with Ibori's theft of over
£200million from the coffers of Delta state.His rejection in the party primaries should be seen as rejection of Ibori's remote control of Delta politics from his jailhouse in the UK.
There was wild jubilation in Asaba and other parts of Delta state Monday, following the declaration of Dr. Okowa as the PDP flag bearer for the 2015 governorship election.
Okowa who is Nigerian Senate committee chairman on Health, garnered 406 votes to beat Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan's last minute candidate, Mr. Edevbie, who received 299 votes, followed by Mr. Victor Ochei who polled 185. Uduaghan's earlier anointed candidate, Mr. Tony Obuh, scored 5 and Mr. Ndidi Elumelu received 50.
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