The Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has joined his counterpart, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State to withdraw from senatorial race.
Governor Chime, who was in the race to represent Enugu West Senatorial zone, had given way for the incumbent, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
Similarly, Uduaghan had wanted to represent Delta South Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Sources close to the governor disclosed that Uduaghan agreed to withdraw from the race at a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan; the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu; and the senator representing Delta South Senatorial District, James Manager.
Uduaghan, it was learnt, agreed to withdraw from the race for there to be peace in the PDP in Delta State.
Manager had insisted on returning to the Senate owing to the fact that he could not become the state governor because of zoning.
According to The Eagle, the face-off over the senatorial seat had generated tension within the PDP in Delta State.
The meeting that resolved the face-off on Friday was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The primaries for the senatorial and House of Representatives race will take place on Sunday and Saturday respectively .
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