Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, declared at the weekend that the state had returned to the path of safety and peace after several weeks of dislocations occasioned by security breaches.
He, however, said the situation, today, showed that the state and its citizens were now ready to look beyond the unfortunate days of insecurity when peace eluded them even as they tried to recover what they had lost.
Speaking during the 4th Stakeholders meeting held at the Eze Imo Palace, Governor Uzodimma also noted that the state was prepared to contain future security threats that might be envisaged.
In a speech he delivered at the occasion, which attracted intermittent applause from stakeholders drawn from political, business, religious and traditional leaders across political lines, the Governor thanked Imo people for standing by his government during the trying times.
“The State is prepared to contain future security threats”
Uzodinma specifically appreciated the leadership of the church in Imo State for their ceaseless prayers and other leaders, particularly those who called and proffered suggestions on the way forward on insecurity in Imo.
It was also an opportunity for the Governor to allow Imo people evaluate and possibly validate the policies and programmes of his administration in accordance with his promise to periodically brief them since he assumed office.
The Governor used the occasion to highlight the challenges his administration faced during the one year and half he assumed office and said the challenges included the long lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the #EndSARS crisis and of late, and very disturbing, the security challenges.
The Governor, who acknowledged that the state had adopted some measures to arrest the unintended consequences, promised that with time, his Government “will roll out programmes to address the effect of the damages inflicted on the good people of Imo State.”
