The Imo State gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party, Senator Athan Achonu, has called on Governor Hope Uzodimma to resign for failure to provide security in the state.
Achonu’s campaign director general, Engr. Chime Nzeribe, made the call following the recent meeting Uzodimma convened with traditional rulers, president generals and youth leaders of the 655 communities in Imo State and allegedly handed over the security of their domains to them to tackle activities of criminal intruders masquerading as gunmen.
The Labour candidate charged Uzodimma to relinquish the governorship seat and resign as a candidate in the upcoming election, because it is obvious that he doesn’t know what to do with the office he occupies.
Achonu added that the governor has lost any right to present himself for another election and assured Imolites that he and his team will provide the requisite leadership to rescue Imo from its present predicament of insecurity and other challenges.
Achonu queried the sudden inclusion of the traditional institutions and the governor’s decision to dole out N1million to each traditional ruler for security, saying why did it take the governor over three years to recognize and appreciate the need to fund security at the grassroots while the state was ravaged by mindless killings and wanton destruction of properties over the period.
He however argued that the timing of the funds disbursement less than four months to the governorship election meant it was a Greek gift intended to compromise the traditional institution in the state to become apostles and supporters of the administration’s failed and decadent agenda.
He said “What Governor Uzodimma has simply done is to confirm the belief among the majority of Imolites that he does not have any idea on how to tackle the issue of insecurity ravaging the State. The most honourable thing at this point is for him to resign, instead of continuing to waste our time and money pretending to be the governor, when in the real sense, he doesn’t know what his office entails.”
He vowed to holistically address the security challenges facing the state upon assumption of office saying he will liaise with the police and other security agencies to work out a special protection scheme for traditional rulers and our communities.
He said “With my team, I shall provide security to the last strip of land in Imo State. I will not relinquish my power to anyone, but lead them and make them have confidence in my leadership, such that they will fully cooperate with my agenda for securing our dear State. Uzodimma has confirmed that he doesn’t have the ideas or even the desire to protect our people, hence his call for the people to resort to self-help. I have told him to resign as governor and also quit the governorship race, because he lacks the qualification to be governor either now or in the future”.
