President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, underscored the importance of vigilance towards achieving and sustaining peace and security across the country. The president spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital at the swearing in of Governor Hope Uzodimma for a second term in office.
Tinubu said it was gladdening for him to be part of the swearing in ceremony which afforded him the opportunity “to witness a rekindling of hope and blessing of the seed of prosperity.”
The president noted that the relative peace Imo people enjoyed will be sustained with a promise that the Federal Government would work together with the people to make it even better.
“What we learn from this is for us to work together and pay attention to our internal security,” he said.
Tinubu, assured of his government’s readiness to bring substantial development in the areas of education, industrialisation, health care, training and employment. Addressing the gathering, Governor Uzodimma told the people to expect more development in the next four years, stressing that massive economic development and concerted efforts to sustain the gains of the foundation already laid for economic prosperity of the state are a task his second term must accomplish.
“I want us to see the event of today as remarkable because it opens a new page in our history. That new page is the commencement of our determined march to economic growth and self sufficiency. “It heralds the new dawn in our efforts to develop Imo State and make it one of the leading industrial states in Nigeria and indeed, West Africa. This is our vision and mission, and it is doable,” the governor said.
The governor also reiterated his pledge that his second term performance will exceed and dwarf that of his first term. He said his second term ambition is to work to ensure that Imo State is the industrial hub of the South-East, and West Africa, at large.
“It is one that our generation must accomplish, to the glory of God,” he said, adding “my second tenure shall be defined by an uncommon apostolic zeal and tenacious application of clinical efficiency in the execution of policies.”
He added: “So, as I give God the glory for making this day possible, I once again declare my profound gratitude to Imo people who, through their unprecedented massive support for me in the November 11th, 2023 governorship election, made this day possible. Never in the history of democracy in our state has any governor won in all the local governments, but you did it for me. Thank you very much indeed. By that victory, I entered into a social contract with all Imo people, and it is a contract I intend to honour.”
