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Pictures: Friends And Bitter Political Foes Smile As Okowa Gives Out Daughter

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April 4, 2022

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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his wife, Dame Edith at the weekend gave out the hand of their daughter, Maxine to her Benue born heartthrob, Dr Daniel Igo at an event that was swamped by political actors some of whom are entrenched in battle against one another.

The traditional wedding took place in the Owa Alero, Ika North East residence of the outgoing governor of the state.

**David Edevbie and Sheriff Oborevwori are reportedly respectively backed by James Ibori and Ifeany Okowa for the 2023 PDP governorship ticket**

Given the increasing state of political activities in the state, it was not unexpected that the presence or absence of some political actors would be interpreted rightly or wrongly.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Okowa who is due to exit office in 13 months has been dogged in controversy over the choice of a successor. It has been reported that he is opposed to the emergence of his erstwhile chief of staff, Olorogun David Edevbie becoming his successor.

**Uduaghan, Okowa and Ibori who has vowed that God would disgrace those who want to disgrace him**

Edevbie, ironically is backed by Chief James Ibori, the first Fourth Republic governor of the state who had in the past been seen as Okowa’s political godfather.

Ibori had caused a stir recently when he vowed openly that those planning to disgrace him will be disgraced by God.

**James Manager and Emmanuel Uduaghan greet again after their famous 2014 battle for Delta South.**

Remarkably, Ibori and Edevbie were present. Had any one of them been absent, the political commentators would have reported, ‘Ibori Boycotts Okowa’s Daughter’s wedding.’

Okowa’s reported choice of a successor and incumbent speaker of the House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori was also present and caused a stir with a handshake with Edevbie.

Also present was frontline PDP governorship aspirant, Senator James Manager along with his famous 2015 political foe, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan.

The Okowas and Uduaghans were neighbours in the commissioners’ quarters in Asaba and were very good family friends but were divided by the succession crisis of 2014. Happy to see you again, the former first Lady and incumbent First Lady greet again

GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Manager and Uduaghan who served as commissioners in the Ibori cabinet up till 2003 had a famous political bout in 2014 that saw Uduaghan step down his bid to oust Manager from his Senate seat in the interest of peace.

GreenWhiteGreen GWG also reports that Uduaghan and Okowa who also served in the same Ibori cabinet had their own falling apart when Uduaghan reportedly initially opposed the emergence of Okowa as the PDP governorship candidate in 2015.

***Edevbie who became former Governor’s Uduaghan project after the late Tony Obuh was ditched at the last minute by the then governor in late November 2014 greets Uduaghan***

However, as outgoing governor of Delta State, Uduaghan reportedly threw the power of his government to work for Okowa’s victory after the tense PDP governorship primary of 2014.

Also present at the occasion were Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, a leading aspirant for the PDP governorship ticket, former Minister of Police Affairs, Alaowei Brodrick Bozimo who is leading the agitation for an Ijaw governor of Delta State.

Orode Uduaghan, daughter of the immediate past governor, an aspirant forr Warri North Constituency, representing the next generation of leaders for Delta was also present at the Okowa’s daughter wedding

Among the aspirants being focused by the Ijaw besides Manager is Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, the deputy governor of the state who it is learnt has not gotten the public blessing of Okowa as his successor. Also present and fresh from his own wedding was Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Elema of Warri who recently married Kogi born political actor, Natasha Akpoti.

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