By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor The story of Imo State and the return of President Bola Tinubu in 2027 is an evolving episode. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who is a long-standing friend of Tinubu, is not shying away from preparing the ground for the president’s re-election in January 2027. Uzodimma is also pushing the political frontiers for his return to the Senate, where he had served before becoming the governor of the oil-producing state in 2020.
From his speech last Friday night when he hosted members of the Presidential Media Team and Renewed Hope Ambassadors to a dinner in Government House, Owerri, it was obvious that Uzodimma clearly understood the burden which fate has placed on his shoulders to deploy for himself and President Tinubu as the battle for the next election ramps up. Softening the ground for Tinubu The governor appeared to be aware of the herculean task that lies ahead and the work needed in softening the ground for Tinubu in the Southeastern state. Like a warrior who is preparing for the battle ahead, Uzodimma seems to know exactly the weapon to use and break the opposition that sits in his state and secure the needed victory for himself and Tinubu.
Without doubt, Governor Uzodimma is executing lofty and concrete projects and programmes that address the needs of the people of Imo State and can trigger generational change and value. The list of projects, which the governor has undertaken and those that are coming, speaks eloquently to the brilliance and commitment of the governor. The projects, which seek in the main to address the key needs of the citizens, appear to have already excited the people, who now sing the governor’s praises and raise his banners of success across the state.
Somewhere in Orlu LGA, where the governor has built an innovation university, is a strategically positioned banner with the bold and audacious inscription Hope Uzodimma: the pride of Orlu.The authors displayed neither fear nor doubt about their conviction in hoisting the banner. They insist the governor has delivered and such a feat cannot be hidden. Across the state, such instruments are uncountable because of what the citizens see as Uzodimma’s unwavering strength and drive to finish his work well.
Uzodimma’s winning streak lies in strategically moving away from the path of confrontation to collaboration with Tinubu’s Federal Government … …Stakeholders, community leaders queue behind Mbah, Tinubu, APC candidates The tour of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Enugu State by the G-17 For Peter Mbah, a grassroots pollical moblisation group, came to a historic and colourful conclusion, weekend, as political leaders, party stakeholders, community leaders and teeming supporters trouped out in their thousands for the grand finale. The event, which took place at the Nkanu East Local Government headquarters, Amagunze, also marked the conclusion of the inauguration of the movement’s 17 Local Government Executives, 260 Ward Executives and Polling Unit Canvassers across Enugu State.
Speaking at the event, Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Council, Hon. Okechukwu Edeh, described G-17 as a foremost political support group in Enugu State, commending what he described as the group’s unmatched record of grassroots mobilisation and candidates’ údelivery. Edeh, who doubles as the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Enugu State, disclosed that all 17 Council Chairmamen in the state had embraced G-17’s model of mobilisation and assured that both himself and his successor would continue working closely with the movement to secure Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s reelection.
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