The immediate past Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has formally leaved the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The former governor rejoined the PDP at his Unit 1, Ward 6, at Abigborodo, his country home. He was accompanied to the venue by thousands of his supporters, singing the songs of solidarity on Monday.
Uduaghan earlier wrote on his Twitter handle, “I am back to join forces with other party greats to strengthen our party, the largest party in Africa -PDP!,” the ex-governor had earlier stated on his Twitter handle.
The return to the PDP is coming just about a month after taking a critical decision to join the APC on 29 August, 2019, in protest of his alleged maltreatment in PDP.
Uduaghan was governor of Delta State for eight years in the build-up to the 2019 elections, he defected to the APC where he contested and lost the Delta South Senatorial seat in 2019 to the present Senator James Manager.
There have been rumor that the former governor was planning to return to the PDP in a bid to boost his chances in 2023 as South-South region was fully under the control of the region.
The plan to retune to the PDP was fine-tune two weeks ago when he met with Governor Ifeanyi Okoya.
He also met with the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori.
Uduaghan was the Governor of Delta State on PDP platform for eight years (2007-2015).
He had earlier served as the State’s Commissioner for Health and later Secretary to the State Government under the administration of Ibori.
