By Daniel Idonor
ABUJA — IF feelers from Wednesday’s secret talks between President Goodluck Jonathan and sacked Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State are anything to go by, then one may be compelled to draw the conclusion that Aso Rock may have settled for the candidacy of the ex-Governor in the re-run election.

Indications in this regard emerged yesterday that President Jonathan may have resolved to support the re-emergence of Uduaghan as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, flag-bearer in the re-run election.
Uduaghan, who was sacked by an Appeal Court in Benin City, Edo State, on Monday, met behind closed doors with President Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to brief him on the political development in the state.

A top Presidency source confided in Vanguard yesterday that President Jonathan’s decision to rally support for Uduaghan who is the South-South Chairman of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Orgainsation, was reached after the duo met to chat a new course for the emerging political scenario in the state.

It was gathered that following the meeting between the President and the former governor, Jonathan has reassured him of his support to re-contest the governorship position in the state.

The Presidency source who wouldn’t want his name in print told Vanguard:  “Efforts will be made by the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to reconcile all warring parties in the state. The party is moving to ensure that all those who are likely to work against the re-election bid of Uduaghan will be reconciled to work for Uduaghan”.

The former governor on Wednesday told State House correspondents that he was set to do battle with his political opponents in the Delta State election in the next 90 days.

Apparently banking on President Jonathan’s support, Uduaghan said he was confident that he would win the re-election, maintaining that he has great confidence in the electorate who he said “will decide the outcome of the hot chase for the Asaba Government.”