DAUGHTER of a former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has dispelled rumour over the death of her father.
Orode Uduaghan, in a Facebook post on Wednesday night, June 24, following reports of her father’s passage, insisted: “My father is still alive.”
There was a similar death rumour in 2013 concerning Uduaghan during his second term in office.
Back then, while speaking at an inter-denominational thanksgiving service to mark the 2013 Democracy Day and second anniversary of his administration, held at the Flock of Christ Mission, Enerhen in Uvwie Local Council, said: “As Deltans, let us do away with hatred. We should shun ethnic hatred. Hatred will lead us to nowhere but destruction.
“There is too much hatred for one another in the state and too much rumour mongering. Rumour came recently that I have passed away and many people were happy about the news.
“I can be sick, because I am a human being. I actually had a health challenge recently. But I am alright now. I spent three days in Abuja over my health.
“People were spreading rumour that I was dead and they were ready to buy a casket for my burial.
But you can see, I have conquered the fear of death.
There is so much rumour in our state, and it is unfair to spread all types of rumour.
“If people are sick, we should pray for their recovery and not to wish them dead. We must stop spreading dangerous rumours.”
Uduaghan has been out of public circulation for some time now, not attending even very important public functions, as he would have ordinarily, which many have attributed to ill health.
