Senate 2019: Uduaghan ‘Most Suitable’ To Represent Delta South – Ijaw Group

Constituents of the Delta South Senatorial District have opted to root for “change” in the next senatorial election of the region.

The constituents, who spoke under the aegis of the Ijaw Liberation Movement (ILM), have thrown their weight behind Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan’s bid to represent the senatorial district in the next Senate.

Speaking in a statement by its leader, Mr Peremotebi Simeon, the ILM said although their son and incumbent Senator, James Manager, has done well as the senator presenting the region for 16 years, but that there was the need for someone from another section of the district to represent them.

Simeon said, “The only dynamic thing is change; where there is no change, the people are not happy. There is no doubt in our minds that it is the turn of another section to represent us. That is fair game.

“I am not saying our brother did not do well, or is not doing well, but I believe a fresh candidate will bring something fresh to the table for our own benefit.

“We had followed Dr Uduaghan’s painstaking effort to develop our area, nay the whole state, while he was governor of Delta State. We are also aware that he stepped down for our son to continue a few years ago, so he is the most suitable person for the job now.

“Above all, we the Ijaws benefitted so much from his government. He did so much to make life comfortable for us through his development plans then. Now it’s payback time as one good turn deserves another.

“Uduaghan is the only person seeking for the office who has ever told us why he is going there. The reasons are quite important to the Ijaw people and we shall put him there. We shall hold him accountable thereafter.”

Meanwhile, the former governor, during a recent chat with journalists in the state, described his senatorial ambition as a way of giving back to people of the region who have given so much to him.