If you write a biopic of the sojourn of Governor of Imo State; Senator Hope Odidika Uzodinma into a movie script, with A-list actors, storyline, spectacles, settings and directorial creativity, it will definitely make a sold-out box office movie. His story can be likened to that of the biblical David; A man after God’s heart. His story in life connotes grace, blessings and sheer luck. He started politics early in life as he was elected Imo State Youth leader for the National Party of Nigeria NPN.
All his life, he has always wanted the best for his immediate environment thereby impacting them with his own resources, time and energy. After paying his dues, supporting different candidates for Gubernatorial and trying severally, in 2011 he was elected Senator representing Imo West at the hallowed upper National Assembly. After many backs and forth with legal litigations; Hope finally won at the supreme court which marked the beginning of his political sojourn as a Senator. As a member of the senate, he ensured salient issues were raised on the floor of the house and lent his voice to bills passed.
After the 2019 Imo guber election, Senator Hope approached the court to reclaim his mandate. On the 14th of January 2020, the Supreme court sacked Emeka Ihedioha and declared Senator Hope as governor of Imo State against all odds. To the chagrin of his detractors who felt his years of struggles will not pay off, they were thrown off their feet as he was sworn in as Governor of Imo. While he was carrying out his official duty as Governor of the state, some unscrupulous elements are making the state ungovernable for him trying to destabilize the peace of Imolites. Despite the serious crisis Imo state is facing, Governor Hope is performing excellently well to ensure peace and tranquillity return to the state via dialogue with stakeholders.
Despite the travails he is currently facing in the state, his strides in the area of infrastructure, education, security, economic reform, revenue generation, health care, hospitality, and tourism are being felt across the board. Despite every attempt to cut him into the size and gag him from carrying out his duty, he has always bounced back like a cat with nine lives. Source says; “We all know about the current instability in the state but despite all this, Governor Hope is doing his possible best to ensure the state regains freedom from those that want to turn it upside down. As part of his effort, INEC has resumed the registration of voters who needs their Permanent Voters cards PVC across the state. This is a welcoming development. He will succeed and make Imo great again. For his effort toward the security of lives and his giant strides in infrastructure, He will be awarded Governor of the Year By The Sun Newspaper. This is an indication that his efforts towards correcting the wrongs done in the past are being noticed by people outside.”
