Deltans Eulogise Uduaghan At 59
October 22, 2013 12:00 AM 0 comments Views: 3

BY KENNEDY BIENOSE/AUSTIN OYINBODE
THE occasion of Governor Uduaghan’s 59th birthday has provided the opportunity for Deltans, across all persuasions and social strata, to not only felicitate with the medical doctor-turned-politician but to also assess the Governor’s personality and performance.
From politicians to artisans, commissioners to commoners, there is one positive assessment or the other about Dr Uduaghan. What you are about to read is an aggregation of goodwill messages and sweeter-than-music assessments by Deltans of the Governor. It is indeed felicitation galore!
Leading the pack of the army of Deltans who felicitated with the Governor on the auspicious occasion of his 59th birthday, the Commissioner for Information, Chike Ogeah (Esq.) said.
This Governor, I believe, should be celebrated by Deltans for his vision and outstanding performance. This is a Governor who came in and promised the people of Delta that he has a strategy that he is going to create jobs through infrastructure development, human capital development and also give Deltans an enabling environment for peace and security.
If you look at him as a person, there are some attributes I see in him that I only marvel because I have never seen someone who is so cool under pressure, no matter what obstacles they are, in fact he sees obstacles as stepping stones. His belief and faith in God and his legendary are examples of his personality. People call it luck but I think he is blessed and he has the fear of God and because of that people prefer him at all times.
He has good leadership qualities and that is exactly what Deltans saw in the way he organized the election that led to the total reclaiming of Delta Central and making us one big happy PDP family again. I think that victory in Delta Central in fact is the greatest birthday gift anyone can give to him, that confirms him as the undisputed leader of the party and of the state and that welcomes our brothers the Urobhos who are the fifth largest ethnic group back to mainstream politics where they should be.
Similarly, the Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha described the Governor and celebrant as “a highly committed, principled and focused individual who has a clear vision of what he wants to achieve.” Continuing, the fair- complexioned former lecturer of the University of Lagos, said one of the amazing things about the governor whom he described as “a strategic thinker and humane governor” was that he “has the capacity to stick to his chosen position in spite oppositions.”
Not done, Prof Eghagha who observed that the governor “does not look his age” described him as “a prudent manager of resources and inspiration to the political class.”
On his part, the former member of Delta House of Assembly(DTHA) and Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Ben Igbakpa, described the celebrant as “a detribalized Deltan who is irrevocably committed to the overall socio-economic development of his people.” The Commissioner had many more adjectives to describe the governor. In his view, Dr Uduaghan is a “workaholic, goal-getter, visionary leader and epitome of humility”, urging Deltans to continue to support his administration for greater dividends of democracy.
The gale of goodwill messages and felicitations are not limited to only commissioners, other government functionaries and Deltans had something flowery to say about the governor. The Economic Adviser to the Governor, Ogbueshi Afam Obiago, described Dr Uduaghan as a “visionary, calm and calculated leader who is poised to develop the state.” He attributed the rapid development that the state has recorded under Dr Uduaghan’s watch to his(Governor’s) closeness to God.
To the Chairman of the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB), Barrister(Mrs) Orode Imevbore, Dr Uduaghan is simply “an innovator, trail-blazer and leader who never wanted anything less than the best.”
Another aide of the governor and Executive Assistant on Education Matters, Lady Stella Blaize described Dr Uduaghan as “a beautiful soul” whose mannerisms are worthy of emulation. According to her, Governor Uduaghan is “a man with an honest passion for his subordinates and people.”

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