Dr Andy Uba

It is a selection that seems certain to raise tensions in the region, as Ude is a supporter of controversial power broker Chris Uba, who is now estranged from his brother Andy Uba, formerly a close aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo and now running for state governor...

They targeted their criticism at associates and relatives of: Rivers State Governor Peter Odili (close to Maeba and others); Minister of State for Oil Daukoro (a former director and shareholder of Platform Oil); Obasanjo's Chief of Staff, Abdullahi Mohammed; and key presidential aide Andy Uba...