Uzodimma: I've restored people's confidence in governance

• Published date: 16 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has said with an open, inclusive, transparent, accountable and God-fearing government, he has restored people's confidence in governance despite being handed a failed state by his predecessor, Emeka Ihedioha.

Uzodimma, who said this during a broadcast in Owerri yesterday to celebrate his three years in office, noted that there was no document of handover he inherited from Ihedioha.

He expressed joy that the dark clouds that shrouded the process of governance in the past had yielded to a new era of well illuminated governance process that was transparent, inclusive and accountable.

'With these, we have restored the confidence of the people in governance. We have returned Imo State to the rightful owners, i.e. the people. Democracy is after all about the people buying into a participatory government that is for them and run by them.

'Today, Imo people from all walks of life know how their government is run. They have become part of the governing process. The dark clouds that shrouded the process of governance in the past have yielded to a new era of well illuminated governance process that is transparent, inclusive and accountable.'

Uzodimma said his administration had restored to Imo people a true democratic government of the people, by the people and for the people.

He said the problems he encountered in the early days...