By AKPOKONA OMAFUAIRE

ABRAKA—GOVERNOR of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has called on Deltans to shun ethnic hatred and join hands in unity for rapid development of the state.

The governor made the call yesterday, at Ekrejeta, Abraka, during the Democracy Day thanksgiving service.
Uduaghan warned that hatred only leads to destruction, citing the Rwandan genocide experience.

He also called on government officials to use the remaining days in office judiciously in order to surpass the achievements of the past five years.

Uduaghan cautioned opposition, critics and journalists to be aware of the powers of a governor. He said: “The governor has enormous powers and can do whatever thing he desires. The governor has the power to demolish any house and has the power to even kill. But when he leaves office, all the powers are gone. I have not used up to 10 percent of my powers.

“We need the spirit of unity, everybody cannot love you. Ethnic hatred caused several killings in Rwanda, hatred can cause severe crisis. Hatred does not pay instead it destroys. My campaign in this period is against hatred, we must stop hating one another.”