The Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State chapter, Monday, took a swipe at Governor Hope Uzodimma, accusing the Governor of desperately searching for legitimacy, which “he is scratching for here and there”
In a statement signed by Ogu Bundu Nwadike, Publicity Secretary of the party and made available to newsmen in Owerri, the PDP described the Governor’s one year in office celebration as “another merry go round”, after he had addressed a stakeholders meeting “where he strayed afield to defend and explain away his indiscretions and assault on the psyche of the people of Imo State”
The party said “Uzodimma is a bad example in matters that border on democracy and legitimacy. The whole world is still aghast at the open air roguery and rape of Justice that eventuated in his one legged governorship. We know that the illegitimacy that brought him to power will haunt him to the very end.
The statement continued “Does Uzodimma have the morality to come before out God of Justice with a mandate that has defied logic and sound legal reason. Question is, on which political platform did Uzodimma contest the 2019 governorship election?. It is on record that the Supreme Court, on 20th December 2019, in a landmark judgment, in a suit challenging the eligibility of Uche Nwosu to participate in the election, affirmed the dual candidature of Uche Nwosu on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Action Alliance (AA). The Apex Court went ahead to disqualify him, on account of a breach of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The PDP stated there is nothing for Uzodimma to showcase in one year.
“But what is Uzodinma really showcasing in one year? Is it the inglorious mark he left by putting Imo in the list of states that did not attract a single direct foreign investment in the last one year? How can the governor claim that “things are indeed looking up in the state” when salaries and pensions are not being paid? A regime that deploys thugs to flog frail and aged citizens who, peacefully protested against unpaid pensions and gratuities cannot claim to have the interest of the people at heart. Today, civil servants are groaning under the excruciating pains occasioned by selective and non-payment of salaries in most cases 11 months arrears.
The party accused the Imo State Governor of working on roads constructed by former Governor Emeka Ihedioha.
“Then, to underline the fact that Uzodinma has a penchant for rabble rousing, he claimed that his administration is constructing and rehabilitating 46 roads in the state in one fell swoop. A look at the list will easily reveal that we do not have more than twenty proper roads on that list. The rest are merely repetitions and duplications.
“But even more germane is the fact that Uzodinma is claiming the credit he does not deserve. We expected him to acknowledge that he was only working on roads that the administration of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha awarded and paid for, most of which he downgraded in terms of quality and scope. Some of the roads mentioned are not even being worked on. They are still the way Uzodinma met them. There is, in fact, nothing to celebrate about Uzodinma’s claim in this regard. The people of Imo State are still moaning and groaning over bad roads more than one year after Uzodinma took over the reins of governance in the state, in the manner he did.
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