From Magnus Eze, Enugu
Immediate past Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah has declared that the re-election of Governor Hope Uzodimma would consolidate the ongoing massive development in Imo State.
Opiah, who spoke at the Ohaji/Egbema LGA Secretariat, Mmahu, Egbema, when he led All Progressives Congress (APC) members to a campaign rally in support of the governor’s second term bid, said it will guarantee the proposed dredging of Orashi River.
Addressing the large crowd, which had the Orlu Zonal Chairman of the party, Kelvin Ugwu who represented the APC State Working Committee, in attendance, Opiah explained that dredging the river will make the LGA the economic hub of the state.
He said that the governor had built a General Hospital in the area and sited a campus of the state-owned University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, (UAES) at Umuagwo Ohaji.
He also said that the governor had ensured that peace reigned in the area within this period of insecurity in some parts of the state, such that Ohaji/Egbema can be called the “most peaceful LGA in Imo State.” Opiah further said that the Uzodimma-led administration has commenced repair of major roads in the council.
“Ohaji/Egbema is APC and APC is Ohaji/Egbema. A vote for Uzodimma is a vote for our son, including me. He facilitated my appointment as minister. Today, we have a campus of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri at Abezi, Egbema courtesy of my stay as a federal minister, and our able governor increased the number of universities in our area with UAES. If we give him another opportunity, he will do more. I can proudly stand to say he has done more for us to vote for him again,” Opiah stated.
Zonal Chairman the party, Ugwu, said Opiah, as the apex leader of the APC in the council, had united the party there. He noted that they were committed to the interest of the governor in the state.
In their separate speeches, House of Assembly member for Ohaji/Egbema, Dr Uzoma Osuoha and the LGA Chairman of APC, Obioma Obasi, praised the leadership qualities of the former minister, asserting also that Uzodimma would be victorious in the area at the Nov 11 poll.