By Paul Osuyi

A female governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Dr. (Mrs.) Esther Uduehi has given reasons for joining the governorship race, saying that her intention was to change lives for the better in the state.

Uduehi who spoke in Asaba promised to consolidate on the peace and security of the present administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan if elected next year.

Besides, the governorship hopeful said her administration as governor of the oil-rich state would witness tremendous growth in education, health, infrastructure, human capital development, rural development, urban renewal, civil service amongst other sectors.

“My interest right now is to change lives of Deltans. My vision is to govern for the common good of all. You can trust me, my word is my bond. I don’t want to say it, I want to act it. I am anxious to serve, I have been tested and trusted,” she stated.

Uduehi who joined politics in the early 1990s after her retirement, said she would bring her civil service experience and the over two decades in the political turf into bear in the administration of the state.

The chairman of the board of the National Commission for Mass Literacy and Non-Formal Education, told journalists that she has been an active member of the PDP where she had served in various capacities for the stability in the party.

She described as mere speculation the purported endorsement of Mr. Tony Obuh as the preferred candidate of the PDP, saying that “people have not considered the God factor about who becomes the next governor of the state.”