Uzodimma: Sit-at-home, offence to Igbo, South-East

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, says sit-at-home order is an offence to the Igbo and South East, stressing that the proponents do not mean well for the people.

Uzodimma said those dishing out such directives when Nigerians are going into a general election to choose their leaders cannot be said to have any love for the Igbo people who they intend to disenfranchise.

The governor said this during a Thanksgiving Mass held at St. Michael’s Catholic Church Umueze 1 in the Okigwe Catholic Diocese, in honour of Chief Tony Chukwu, on Sunday.

Governor Uzodimma enjoined the congregation and the people of Imo State to come out en masse on Saturday, February 25, and March 11, 2023, and vote for the candidates of their choice, saying doing so will help add value to their lives.

He reiterated that as long as he remains the governor of Imo State he will continue to do the right thing, promising not to disappoint the trust reposed on him by the people of the state.

Uzodimma acceded to the request of the church to help them in the building of Model Nursery and Primary School project by donating the sum of N20 million.

The governor said insecurity and many other problems in the country were direct consequences of illiteracy, saying “to minimise it education needs to be encouraged”.

On his part, the Catholic Bishop of Diocese of Okigwe, Most Rev. Solomon Amatu, urged the congregation to love one another by following the footsteps of Jesus Christ.

The Bishop also condemned the sit-at-home order and enjoined the people of Imo State to come out and vote for the candidate of their choice in the 2023 general election.

“It is your civic responsibility of electing the person that will bring change to the society,” the cleric stated.

Others at the event were the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Emeka Nduka; and the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Nkeiruka Onyejiocha; among others.

The Star

Segun Ojo