Background
Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan was born on 22 October 1954 in Warri North Local Government Area in Delta State of Itsekiri origin. He attended Federal Government College,Warri (1968–1974),and the University of Benin (1975–1980) earning a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) degree,and a Diploma in Anaesthesia. He is married,with two children. [2]
Emmanuel Uduaghan began work in 1983 at the Delta Steel Company,as a medical officer. From 1989 to 1994,he worked in a number of hospitals including Westend Hospital,Warri;Benoni Hospitals,Benin City and Shell Hospital,Ogunu,where he was a consultant anaesthesiologist. In 1994 he set up a private medical practice. He has held various positions in the Nigerian Medical Association in Warri,Bendel State and Delta State. He was also active in the Junior Chamber International (Jaycees) leadership development organization. [2]
Political career
Emmanuel Uduaghan was a founding member and chairman of the All Nigeria Congress Association for the Warri South Local Government Area,a founder and executive member of the Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM),and a foundation member of the PDP.
On 6 August 1999,the Governor of Delta State James Onanefe Ibori appointed Emmanuel Uduaghan as Commissioner for Health,Delta State. In this position he improved the pay of medical staff and upgraded infrastructure. On 6 June 2003,Uduaghan was appointed Secretary to the Delta State Government. [2] In November 2008,Uduaghan and State Chief Justice Rosaline Bozimo approved establishment of sanitation mobile courts to prosecute sanitation offenders in the State. [3]
Uduaghan ran again for governor in the 26 April 2011 elections,and was reelected. He polled 525,793 votes,while Chief Great Ogboru of the Democratic People's Party (DPP) was the runner-up with 433,834 votes. [4]
On 29 August 2018 he officially announced he has left PDP for APC. [5] [6] However,in 2020,he returned to the PDP. [7] In 2022,he announced his retirement from politics. [8]
On 9 May 2025,Uduaghan rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was officially presented with his membership card at his residence in Delta State by party leaders,including Alero Tenumah,the Delta South APC Women Leader,and George Ino,Chairman of APC Ward 6 in Abigborodo. His membership card number is WRN//023/32001. [9]
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