....... SAYS CALL FOR UZODINMA's RESIGNATION FRIVOLOUS, LAUGHABLE AND DELUSIONARY.
The All Progressive Congress in Imo state in a press release made avaliable this evening to Nigerian Notch, says that the opposition political party in the state, the PDP has vindicated the earlier position of Governor Uzodinma on the issue of insecurity in the state.
The chairman of APC in Imo state, Prince Marcillinus O Nlemigbo in the release however stated that "The attention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State chapter has been drawn to the press release of the People's Democratic Party, (PDP) Imo State, being a text of their press conference held today June 3, 2021 wherein they amongst other things called for the resignation of the Executive governor of Imo State, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, following the current security situation in the state.
Nlemigbo however said that after preliminary analysis of the said press statement which is currently circulating on various media platforms, particularly social media, it was not surprising to the APC that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) had finally vindicated the governor, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Uzodimma, in his position that the current insecurity in the state is politically motivated.
"As a party, we have always stood by the governor, who by his privileged position as the Chief Security Officer of the state, with unhindered access to sensitive security details, that the escalating cases of insecurity in our hitterto peaceful state is politically sponsored. What we do not know before the PDP's press conference was the identity of those behind the sponsorship of these reckless killings of innocent citizens, security personnel and wanton destruction of public assets. We strongly hold now, that the mask has been unveiled."
He went on to state that to prove that the governor is right in his uncompromised position that the issues at hand has more to do with political grievances than IPOB/ ESN separatist agitation, the PDP in it's release confessed thus: "...These, coupled with the uncanny imposition of Senator Hope Uzodinma as governor of Imo State by the Supreme Court, must have contributed to the current insecurity in the State" This further shows that PDP as a self-serving political entity, doesn't have the interest of Imolites at heart but would stoop to deepest of lows in pursuit of their pecuniary interest.
The APC further noted that the call for Uzodinma to resign by PDP is not only frivolous, but laughable and delusional which to the APC is a further demonstration of acute desperation to sneak back to Douglas House through the backdoor, even at the detriment of lives and properties of Ndi Imo.
"One had expected the PDP as the main opposition party in the state to come up with possible alternative solution to the situation, but that will be seeking for a virgin in a brothel."
The APC however reassured the PDP in Imo, that no amount of incitement of the public against the Government and or criminal sponsorship of insecurity in the state will deter the state government in it's commitment to recover, rehabilitate and reconstruct Imo State in line with his 3R mentra.
"It is most heart breaking and regrettable too that some notable elder statesmen and critical stakeholders in the PDP's fold who ought to inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship into the younger generation, could condescend to an all time low to join unstable political characters with little or no stake in Imo project to destroy the Imo, all of us have laboured to build over time. Though, it is not too late to retreat!
The release stated however, that as a responsible political party, will continue to call on peace loving Imolites to continue to join hands with Government and all relevant security agencies in their efforts to restore peace and security in Imo state, as it's the fervent prayers of well meaning Ndi Imo that God will grant the families of the victims of unfortunate security situation, the fortitude to bear these losses with equanimity.
Nlemigbo therefore enjoined all relevant stakeholders in the state, as well as the aggrieved opposition to embrace peace for the collective interest of all Imolites and for peace to return to the eastern heartland. He concluded