Delta Speaker, Victor Ochei’s Ambition To Succeed Gov Uduaghan Troubled Over N27b Contract Scam!

Sources confirmed- moves by the speaker of Delta State House of Assemble, Victor Ochei to succeed Governor Emanuel Uduaghan have hit troubled waters.

The state law maker and gubernatorial hopeful stand accused of a N27b road contract scam.

And his accuser is a respected figure in the politics of that side of the world, voracious presidential backer and elder state man, Chief Edwin Clark.

According to information made available by the former minister for information ‘This is a young man, a contractor who got a mega contract of twenty seven billion naira for an Independent Power Project, IPP, at Oghara or Oghareki.

“He has collected eighteen billion naira from the Delta State Government, but nothing has happened on the site. This was the situation report about 2 years ago. The position today has still not changed’

Further revelations have it that a petition has been written concerning the matter to anti corruption agencies , the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Code of Conduct Bureau to bring the speaker to book.

With an influential figure such as Chief Clark amongst those pushing for his prosecuting, analyst explained the development ‘a big blow to the ambition of Ochei’

Insiders claim growing news of the exposure- along with increasing interpretations- have decorated the accused as a man of ‘no credibility’ and ‘limited trust’

Digs by societynowng.com revealed opponents and other stakeholders very particular about installing ‘a worthy successor’ have latched onto the development- popularising it and greatly reducing the chances of Ochei taking over from Uduaghan on the grounds of credibility, competence, and popularity in 2015.

Insiders claim the handlers of the embattled Speaker cum guber hopeful are brain storming on means to arrest his slipping image and hope at press time.