Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has urged his South-East counterparts to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), emphasizing that the region’s interests are best protected under the current APC-led federal government.
Speaking at a meeting with APC leaders in Enugu, Uzodimma encouraged party members to launch a membership drive, focusing on educating the public about the benefits of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The gathering included notable figures such as Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifru, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Chief Benjamin Kalu, former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Chief Uche Nnaji, Dozie Ikedife Jnr, and members of the Zonal Executive Committee.
Uzodimma remarked:
“You must have seen how sitting governors in the other geo-political zones are now joining the APC. It is by joining the APC which is in charge of the government at the center in Nigeria and other sub-national governments that the Southeast will be very close to the corridors of power.”
He further stressed the importance of unity within the South-East, saying:
“We have decided to see Southeast as a family, tolerate each other’s shortcomings, work as a formidable team, to achieve the desired results.”