Imo State governor,
Senator Hope Uzodinma has disclosed that his administration will continue from
where his predecessor stopped. Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
was last week declared the governor of Imo State by the Supreme Court, which
sacked the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
Speaking on the sidelines of the expanded
National Economic Council, (NEC) meeting, which was his first attendance at the
Conference Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Uzodinma said he would be making
efforts to reconcile aggrieved groups in the state for the stability of the
polity.
On his first appearance at the NEC, he said: “I feel excited being part of the engine room where national development is being planned and I am encouraged.”
Asked what the
people of Imo State expect from him, he said, “the best. In terms of my vision
for the state as contained in my manifesto followed by the broadcast which I
did two days.
“Of course, all those policies have been well
articulated and by the grace of God if accomplished would take us to the next
level.”
On the report that he (Uzodinma) intends to probe the past administration, he said: “Government is a continuum, I will continue from where I met the government but if on the process there are issues to be probed, I will, of course, will not hesitate to do that.”
Further asked his impression of the discussion at the NEC being his first outing, he said: ”Don’t forget that I have been around for a very long time. I have been a private sector person; I have been in the Senate for eight years; I have been part and parcel of government. So there is nothing really new.
“The process of
national development is a collective thing. So from one point to the other
point, we will continue to participate in contributing our own quota.” Fielding
question on how he (Uzodinma) intends to reconcile all aggrieved people of the
State, he simply said, “Gradual by gradual we will reconcile all various groups
towards uniting our people to great stability in the polity.”
– Media Report