Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that he is not aware of a court ruling nullifying his candidacy for Delta South senatorial district under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
A chieftain of the APC, Terry Okorodudu, had secured an order by a high court sitting in Abuja to demand that fresh primaries be conducted by the party for Delta South
Uduaghan, in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba by his spokesperson, Monoyo Edon, said that neither he nor the APC was informed.
The statement said, “We wish to clarify that His Excellency, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, was never aware of the case nor was he a party to the case and was never joined in the alleged suit. Neither Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan nor his party were informed of such sitting.
“Our attention has been drawn to a High Court Judgment allegedly nullifying the Delta South APC primaries where Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan emerged as the candidate of the party. Like the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo said, ‘You can’t shave a man’s head in his absence’.
“The court had at no time ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to remove the name of Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan from the list of candidates in the election.
“We wish to state categorically that His Excellency, Dr. Uduaghan remains the candidate of the APC for Delta South and we are confident of winning the election.”
