Governor Hope Uzodimma has accused his political detractors of masterminding the continued unrest in Orlu zone part of the State. Orlu is the Imo West senatorial district. Even as he accused of the sitting senator of the zone of not speaking up about the security situations in zone, at the national assembly.
The governor stated this on Tuesday, 26th July during the occasion of the flag off of Orlu -Mgbee- Akokwa- Urualla-Uga road by him.
In his words;
“Some of our brothers and sisters were ignorantly used to destabilise Orlu Zone by visiting insecurity on Orlu Zone. If truth must be told; Yes we’ve had Governor’s from Orlu Zone, but look at Orlu? – Does it look like a place that produced Governors” ?
“For our market traders in Orlu markets. What is their offence. Why are you killing them – What did they do. – God is there to expose evil doers. After so many have been beheaded here – After so many people have been killed – How many of our leaders have come out to condemn it. – How many of them have spoken out. – We have a Senator representing Orlu district, – has he raised a motion on the floor of the Senate to condemn what is happening in Orlu ?. It is not about Hope Uzodimma. There will come a time when these evil people will be exposed by God. As it is written in the Book of Ecclesiastes, “there is time for everything”.
“This road is one of the most strategic, economic stimulation roads. It is an economic road. It is a road that has been abandoned by previous administrations. – But it has pleased God that we must do this road to give succour to our people.
I don’t believe in noise making – I dont waste my time unnecessarily because I operate with economic time. I dont waste my time. After the race, we shall count the mileage”
Orlu Zone is twelve local governments. Leaders must help to explain to our youths that the development of Orlu and Imo State are in their own interest. The instigation of violence and killings in Orlu is focussed on stopping our people from voters registration and therefore disenfranchise our people. They want to create confusion. They want the first to be the last. We cannot surrender governance to non-state actors. Support me, let us open our zone.
I plead and ask for the cooperation of you all. I am not abusive, I do not insult, I do not talk too much. But after the construction of this road, you’ll know that the Governor is from here. I want to promise you that this road will be completed within record time. Very soon, we will also be here to commission it.
“Those who think they will kill people and blame it on Hope Uzodimma – Why should I kill when God has already made me the Governor. – Why should I burn houses when God has already made me the Governor. After Governor, there is no status left for me to attain in Imo State and Imo alone cannot make anybody the President of Nigeria. So I want you to understand that blackmail and over politicization of our security in this zone is wrong and ungodly”
“They burnt my house, the leaders said nothing. They burnt the house of Ambassador George Obiozor they did not utter a word. They burnt Orlu local government headquarters nobody heard a word from them. They did not come out to condemn it. All of a sudden those who are contesting the senate seat of Owerri zone are now defending Orlu Zone. – What a Greek gift. Very suspicious. Let us wear our thinking cap. Those you are seeing did not come for friendship, rather they’ve come to kill. They want to call a dog a bad name in order to kill it”
The governor stated that he has come to serve the people by delivering democracy dividends as seen in his many infrastructure projects. Even as he will never bow to social media blackmail, noting that he rather believes in strategic communications through positive actions.