What to know about late former Delta governor Uduaghan

Former Delta State governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan died on the morning of October 19, 2026, according to a family statement issued by Toju Uduaghan. Born in Warri North in 1954, he studied medicine at the University of Benin and worked at several healthcare facilities. He became Delta State commissioner for health in 1999 and secretary to the state government in 2003, before being elected governor in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. He left the PDP for the APC in 2018, returned to the PDP in 2020, and joined the APC again in 2025.