Uduaghan, yesterday, advised people of the
South-South region to stop criticising
President Goodluck Jonathan publicly.
He said that as a son of the region, the
president should be given the support to
enable him succeed, noting that "politics in
Nigeria is still very regional."
The governor, at a luncheon to mark this year's
Democracy Day in, Asaba, after commissioning a
number of projects, told the gathering that he was
on course in realising his three-point agenda before
the end of his tenure.
He said: "I need to say that the South-South, to
which Delta State belongs, has produced the
President, Dr. Jonathan. He is the first President
from the region and I want to remind us that he
was the Vice President, when President Umaru
Yar'Adua died. Of course, he became the President
and just before he could find his feet as President,
there was an election in which he took part and
eventually became the President.
"Today, Jonathan has effectively become the
President of Nigeria. We will not forget that. I am
emphasising this because people compare his two
years to eight years spent by other presidents. He
has just spent two years in office and a lot has
happened. I am sure many of you must have
listened to his mid-term report today (yesterday). It
is full in the areas of power, roads, airports. And so,
because he is our son, we must give him maximum
support.
"As a state government, we are giving him
maximum support and I am urging all of us from
Delta State to give him the support to succeed
because the politics of Nigeria is still very regional.
Every region is struggling for its interest. No other
region is struggling for your interest and we must
understand that. It is a game of interests."
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