Winner of the Delta state rerun election and former governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has bounced back to secure his legitimacy as he was sworn in after the administration of oath of allegiance and oath of office by the Chief Judge of Delta state, Justice Z. A. Smith.Uduaghan’s swearing in ceremony earmarked for 02:00pm could not take place until his arrival from Abuja at about 04:45pm at the Cenotaph in Asaba, the state capital. The delay according to Government House sources said the flight conveying Uduaghan and his team of supporters to Abuja to pick his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was delayed in landing due to bad weather.
After much wait by eager Deltans and supporters of Uduaghan, he drove into the venue of the swearing in ceremony in a black, unmarked Lexus jeep amid cheer and tight security and bomb detecting team.
The oath office and allegiance was administered on the Deputy, Prof. Amos Agbe Utuama at and Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan at 05:05pm and 05:10pm respectively by the Chief Judge.
The governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi also witnessed the swearing in ceremony among other Nigerians.
In his opening address, the Acting Governor, Prince Sam Obi said while he felicitates with Uduaghan, he should be magnanimous in victory by reaching out to other candidates who contested the rerun election with him.
Uduaghan, in his remarks to Deltans said, “I will listen more, do more and work more with all of you”.
“I have no need to be corrupt. My administration will be system driven and corruption free. I also intend to sustain the three-point agenda of this administration”.
“I bear no ill feelings whatsoever against my opponent and to all those who voted against me and it certainly will not be business as usual. I will become more open to all Deltans.”
Governor Uduaghan however gave out his phone numbers as a sign of his new open door administrative policies. ..
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