THE
HIDDEN MONUMENTAL CORRUPT DETAILS OF GOV UDUAGHAN OF DELTA STATE (PART 1)
Fejiro Oliver
As the race to 2015 heats on in Delta State, many
Nigerians especially Deltans are not aware of why Delta State Governor,
Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan is fighting tooth and nail to install his successor
who he can play ping pong (apologies to my revered senior brother and legal
icon, Festus Keyamo), while he dons agbada in the Senate, but extensive
investigations carried out by this writer and written in feature form has
unearthed many cans of worms that the governor has kept for many years.
Unknown to Deltans, the governor who is a medical
doctor after watching Shell collapse in Warri and moved over to Port Harcourt for
oil exploration quickly bought over the popular Shell Hospital, Ogunu. As if
that was not enough; set to live a life of affluence and secure his hundredgenerations,
he bought 60% of the houses in Shell Housing Estate, Ogunu.
VEERED
INTO COMMUNICATION, BANKING AND HOTEL
Doctor Uduaghan who had earlier been reported to buy
some section of the online media and soft sell papers may not be a banker nor a
media person, but days of extensive searching and investigation by this writer
brought forth a shocker. For those who were present during the launching of
Rave TV widely believed to be owned by amazing celebrated Television hostess of
‘Inside Out’, Agatha Amata; what they don’t know is that Rave TV, which airs on
Startimes Channel 125 and continental satellite ‘Consat’ and was commissioned
on August 8th 2014 by Emmanuel Uduaghan is ironically own by the
governor, but fronted for by Agatha, revealed a very reliable source.
Away from Communication, the chubby Delta State
Governor is a proud share holder of a new generation bank. While many Nigerians
wondered how a new entrant into the sector could muscle the financial strength
to acquire a bubbling bank like Enterprise Bank where banks like Fidelity Bank
failed, very authentic sources revealed that Uduaghan is the financial brain
behind it, owning majority of the shares. If you are still wondering the bank
in question; HERITAGE BANK is the name where the governor has stashed away
millions.
Away from the banking and communication sector, the
governor who has won many Newspapers Man of the year is reliably gathered is
the owner of a new hotel being built in Asaba. To remove the eyes of the prying
public, one of his fronts, Tuoyo is normally pointed at as owning the over 5
storey eye popping mansion, which has gulped over N300 million, with more still
to be spent for finishing and furnishing.
HIS
BROKEN DEAL WITH ZENITH BANK AND CONTRACT FRAUD
He is not just a governor but a philanderer. While
Delta State battle ghost workers in the state, information not known to the
public is that a company by name, HEKERBELLA was given the contract to fish out
the ghost workers. In complete disregard for due process of bidding, the
contract was awarded at a staggering amount of N1.9 billion, with 60% of the
money paid up front. The N1.9 billion when calculated surpasses the amount to
be paid to the said ghost workers for the governor’s eight years of misrule.
Who else will get such contract for this amount but Laikan, his girlfriend?
The Delta State government according to sources has
already created financial problems to the incoming government, as they have
plunged the state into a huge debt of N200 billion bonds taken from banks. This
writer learnt that the government approached Zenith Bank to plead with them to
pay the contractors while they sign a guaranty to pay back within three (3)
years, a deal which was rejected by Zenith insisting that the government agree
to sign and pay within eighteen (18) months. Various forces in the state who
are in the know have told Zenith Bank never to agree to pay the contractors.
Jobs handled by the main consultant through the
Directorate of Infrastructures are widely known to be owned by a certain
Itsekiri man fronting for him. Ninety percent of the fraudulent kickback goes
to the governor, while just ten percent is given to the frontier. This sharing
formula is currently tearing the relationship apart, as the front is no longer
comfortable with the little he gets.
The massive Delta House also called Guinea House in
Lagos has also been sold by the governor to his crony, Peter Nwaoboshi, former
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Chairman for a mere sum of N805 Million
instead of the N4.5 billion that it was estimated for. The governor according
to many frustrated Deltans who have judged his reigned as likened to Rehoboam
has successfully prepared his way to jail, if the anti-corruption agencies
should begin a search on the State financial books.