Ousted governor of Delta state, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has moved out of his official residence in Asaba in compliance with the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Benin which nullified his election on Tuesday. The court ordered Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh governorship election in the state within 90 days and directed the Speaker of the State Assembly to take over as acting governor. The judgment was sequel to an appeal filed by Great Ogboru, Democratic People's Party candidate in the April 2007 governorship election.
The former governor and his family moved out of the residence at about 9 p.m. after addressing sympathisers who thronged his residence as news of the nullification filtered into the state capital. Addressing the gathering which included members of the PDP and Government House staff, Mr. Uduaghan sued for calm. He advised the people not to lose sleep over the development, saying God's wish would prevail. The PDP Chairman in the state, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was among those at the Governor's Lodge, charged party members to return to their wards and mobilise for the re-election. He expressed confidence that the party would win the re-election, saying Delta remained a PDP state.
God is good he never sleeps or slobbers many days for the thief one day for the owner.....
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