How to ensure near peace in Niger Delta creeks —Ex-Gov Uduaghan

The immediate-past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has proffered suggestions on how to attain some level of peace in the Niger Delta region of the country.

Uduaghan who spoke to newsmen over the weekend, suggested that there can peace of youths in the area are engaged to assist security agencies in areas of intelligence gathering, and others

“To ensure a near absolute peace and security in the Niger Delta, local youths should be engaged to assist security men in intelligence gathering; through this, we’ll be able to reduce a lot of criminal activities in the creeks.

According to him, these are part of the reasons he is aspiring to go to the Senate come 2019.

Uduaghan who advised the people not to regard elections as a do-or-die affair, also called on Nigerians to play politics without bitterness.

The former governor, who is a stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) further stated that “We also need to look at laws that’ll improve income accruing to oil-bearing communities. There should be a law that compels every company operating in the Niger Delta region to contribute a percentage to the host communities. This is done in Arizona and the Netherlands. Ours, here, should not be an exception.”

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While arguing that he has the capacity to give good representation to Delta South Senatorial District at the National Assembly come 2019, the former governor also said his desire to go to the Red Chamber was not for the fun of it, but to ensure more development comes to Delta South and other senatorial districts under Delta State.

The ex-governor also declared that Delta South deserved more projects and development even as those who represented the district as senators in the past had worked tirelessly to achieve this.

While soliciting the support of the people in the district for the primary and the general elections, Dr. Uduaghan also said, “I know it is the turn of Itsekiri to go to the senate, but I need the support of my brothers and sisters from both Ijaw, Isoko and part of Urhobo that make up the senatorial district”.

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