From Sola Ojo, Kaduna
Group, Unified Nigerian Youth Forum (UNYF) on Sunday congratulated Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma on his re-election for another four years in the Saturday, November 11, 2023 governorship election in the State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday, November 12, declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor of Imo State as the duly elected and winner of the November 11 Governorship election in Imo State with 540,308 votes.
The National President of UNYF Abdulsalam Moh’d Kazeem in a statement described Uzodinma’s victory as a “big win for democracy and good governance” not just in Imo State but to the APC and Nigeria at large.
“Hope Uzodinma’s victory and re-election as the Executive Governor of Imo State has reaffirmed our position, and that of the good people of Imo State that he is indeed a great leader with a vision who has been divinely sent and inspired to deliver Imo State from backwardness and corruption into a haven of investments and progress. As progressive youths, we are proud to identify ourselves with this colossus”, he said.
While extolling the leadership traits and monumental landmarks of the Uzodinma’s administration in Imo State in the past four years, UNYF expressed confidence in his ability to even do more to place Imo State in a strategically competitive position that would rival even Lagos and Kano in terms of revenue and service delivery.
“One of the big achievements of Hope Uzodinma in the past four years in office was his determined crackdown on insecurity and criminality in Imo State.
“That boosted investors’ confidence in addition to massive infrastructural development and friendly laws that have come to guarantee safety and good returns on investments.
“Imo remained the only State where the inhumane Monday sit-at-home policy of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was not operational. This is indeed what has earned him the people’s confidence and we are proud to identify and partner with him as he continues to deliver world-class governance to the Imo people.
“As one of the few APC governors in South Eastern Nigeria, Hope Uzodinma has continued to use his position and connections with the Federal Government to foster peace and development in Imo State and a region that was once known for insecurity and all forms of criminality.
His fierce stance against bullying from political rivals and enemies of the people has endeared Nigerians to him and we urge him to do more to put an end to thuggery, the antics of godfathers, and corruption in Imo State and Nigeria at large”, Abdusalam added.
The group then appealed to the other contestants, Imolites, and Nigerians at large to support Governor Hope Uzodinma to deliver his next four years with resounding success such that Nigerians will have no choice but to endorse and support him to be the next President of Nigeria after the tenure of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.