BY Austin Ogwuda

Asaba—FOLLOWING the free-for-all at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secretariat in Asaba, Delta State, on Friday, during which the state party Chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi was assaulted, Senior Political Adviser to Governor Emmamuel Uduaghan, Chief Ighoyota Amori, has said that same could have been avoided if protocol was respected.

Reacting to the incident, Amori said: “It was regrettable. It was a show of shame and the PDP family in Delta State apologises for the incident which was avoidable if people in high places had respected protocol.”
The show of shame took place shortly before the arrival of the state governor, Dr. Uduaghan, who went there for the formal presentation of 25 vehicles to the local government chairmen of the party.

An eye witness said that the wife of the former national chairman of PDP, Mrs. Marian Ali had an altercation with the state party chairman, Chief Nwaoboshi, over which seat she should occupy, since she was asked to vacate the chair reserved for the state deputy governor. She was reported to have allegedly rough handled and slapped Nwaoboshi twice before party loyalists pounced on her.

Nwaoboshi, who spoke to our reporter said: “Despite the provocation, I did not reiterate even when she slapped me twice and tore my dress to shreds.  She could have been lynched if not for my intervention and the elders of the party.”

Later,  Governor Udughan, who was briefed about the development before his arrival, said:  “I want to appeal to all of us, let us not react in anger, there are people who are always there to annoy you, but we need to be slow to anger.”