Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bold economic reforms, expressing confidence that the administration’s performance will earn him a second term in 2027.
Uzodimma spoke at a state dinner held at the Government House, Owerri, to conclude the three-day inspection of landmark federal and state projects by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors and the Presidential Communications Team in Imo State.
Governor Hope Uzodimma likened President Bola Tinubu to Singapore’s founding Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, saying the Nigerian leader came into office prepared to address the country’s economic challenges through bold and far-reaching reforms, marking what he described as a new phase in Nigeria’s development.
“The old order is gone and there is now a new order. President Tinubu knew exactly what he came to do. He started implementing the reforms immediately because he understood the task before him,” he said.
Drawing a biblical analogy, Uzodimma compared Nigeria’s pre-reform economic situation to the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt, saying just as God delivered the Israelites through difficult circumstances, the President’s bold decisions were necessary to free Nigeria from years of economic stagnation.
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He acknowledged that the reforms came with initial hardship, but insisted they were already producing positive results, particularly through increased revenues available to states for infrastructure and human capital development.
According to the governor, the ongoing transformation across Imo State is a direct product of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“Everything we are doing in Imo today is made possible because of the Renewed Hope Agenda. We are pursuing sustainable development, investing in infrastructure, healthcare, education and technology because the reforms have created the enabling environment for development,” he said.
Uzodimma expressed confidence that Nigerians would reward President Tinubu with another term in office in 2027, maintaining that the benefits of the administration’s policies would continue to become more evident.
Mr. Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser, Media and Public Communication to the President, in a statement issued by the Director, Media & Publicity, Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Mr Tunde Rahman, commended Governor Uzodimma for what he described as a remarkable infrastructure transformation in Imo State following the three-day inspection tour of federal and state government projects in the state.
Mr. Dare said the projects inspected highlighted the practical implementation of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through strong collaboration between the Federal and Imo State Governments.
