Uduaghan was a detribalised leader – Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed sadness over the death of former Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, CON, describing him as a detribalised leader whose contributions to the development of…
Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan served as governor of Delta State from 2007 to 2015, a medical doctor by training who rose through the state's political ranks before succeeding James Ibori. His tenure is remembered for infrastructure projects and efforts to manage the Niger Delta region's complex ethnic and political dynamics, a task that often tests leaders in a state home to multiple ethnic nationalities including the Urhobo, Isoko, Itsekiri, Ijaw and Anioma peoples.
Current Governor Sheriff Oborevwori's tribute, issued through his Chief Press Secretary, places Uduaghan among a small circle of past governors eulogised for rising above ethnic considerations in governance — a quality frequently invoked in Nigerian political tributes given the country's history of sectional tensions. Both reports cite the same condolence statement, with details on burial arrangements, cause of death, and reactions from other political figures yet to be reported.