Governor Hope Uzodimma has called on the people of Imo State to continue to support his government, saying that the government needs the support of the people to succeed and deliver dividends of democracy to the people.
The governor made this call on Saturday through his Special Adviser on Public Orientation, Hon. Sir Collins Ughalaa, who spoke during the 2024 Chapel Harvest, which was held at the home of the Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Ohaji-Egbema, Rt. Rev. C.C. Oparaojiaku, PhD, at Umuokanne, Ohaji-Egbema LGA of Imo State.
While urging the people to continue to be steadfast in their service to God, Sir Collins Ughalaa, who is a Knigjt of the Anglican Church, noted that the emergence of Governor Hope Uzodimma was a blessing to the people of Imo State.
He noted that the governor has done so much since 2020, reminding the people that one of the things the governor did in Ohaji-Egbema LGA was the General Hospital in Umuokanne and the numerous appointments he has extended to them, including appointing a Judge of the High Court of Imo State from Ohaji. He added that that was the first time someone from the area would become a judge.
Ughalaa informed the people that the governor is bringing more developments to Ohaji-Egbema LGA, adding that the governor is partnering with foreign investors to revive the Egbema Power Plant with 380 MW and capable of powering development in the area and solving the perennial electricity challenges in the state.
“There cannot be meaningful development if the issue of electricity is not resolved. That is why the governor has decided that in order for him to bring development and industrialise the state, there is a need to revive the Egbema Power Plant and power the state’s economy:, he said.
He added that the governor is also partnering with competent investors, including the AFREXIM Bank, to bring the needed development to the area.
According to him, for the governor’s vision and initiative to materialise, the people need to support the government and not fight the government, stressing that when the people fight against government’s development initiative, they end up driving away development.
“You cannot be praying and asking God to bring development to your area, and at the same time, you are fighting against the government’s development initiative.
“Every development happens on the ground, not in the air. If you look at states that have seen development, it happened because the people supported the government and did not fight the government. Therefore, I urge you not to join those who fight the government and reject the government’s development initiative, but join those who support the government because that is the only way the government can succeed and deliver dividends of democracy to us.”
Ughalaa advised the people not to see themselves as not part of the government but to rather see themselves as part of the government.
“The government is all of us, and we should stop seeing the government as them versus us. No, the government is all of us, and we have different roles to play. Instead of fighting the government, let us offer our support and play our roles for a better society.
“The government is made up of human beings. In Imo State, we are mostly Christians, and our brothers and sisters are in different fields. No matter where you are, you should play your own roles for a better society. If all of us commit to doing what is right, we wouldn’t have the challenges we have now in society. That is why I tell you that the government is all of us, and all of us have our roles to play for the success of the government. Whether you are a politician, a medical doctor, a businessman, farmer, student, or priest, we all have our roles to play to make the government succeed.”
