The appointment of Oyovbaire followed the resignation of Tony Elumelu, the Chief Executive Officer of Heirs Holdings who was sworn in along with seven other members of the Governing Council on March 15, 2013.
Uduaghan explained that he deliberately delayed the appointment of Oyovbaire, the erstwhile Chairman, Delta State Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council because of political consideration as people would have read meanings into it if he had appointed him during the heat of the campaigns.