The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the state of the state address delivered by Governor Hope Uzodinma, at the state House of Assembly as uninspiring, lacking in truth, and devoid of transparency.
The party further stated that the governor’s speech exposed the weakness of the his administration in tackling the insecurity and economic challenges facing the state.
A press statement issued on Thursday by the party’s spokesperson, Lancelot Obiaku, said that the address presented by Gov. Uzodinma was “full of emptiness, old tales and uninspiring.”
The PDP said there was nothing new in Gov. Uzodinma’s speech that was different from the address he delivered a year and half ago.
“He literally read the same script, but an edited version bearing a new set of lies and make-believe.
“Uzodinma again, spent quality minutes blaming an unnamed opposition for the insecurity that has ravaged the state since his infamous ascension to power as governor in 2020.
“It was the same old and empty rhetoric. In addition, he lied that his administration has now overcome the menace of insecurity,” the party said.
The PDP asserted that it is unbelievable and unfortunate that Gov. Uzodinma’s administration is claiming to have overcome insecurity, whereas many parts of the state are presently facing severe security challenges.
“Okigwe, Onuimo, Ihitte-Uboma, Owerri West, Oguta, Ngor-Okpala, Orsu, and Orlu Local Government Areas are currently under the siege of hoodlums, kidnappers, terrorists, and organ harvesters.
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“He intentionally forgot that on May 6, 2025, a sad incident occurred in Ngor-Okpala where 26 passengers were kidnapped on the Owerri-Aba Road and one of them was reportedly shot dead on the spot by suspected Fulani terrorists.
“The whereabouts of the rest 25 are unknown up till today.
“Also, on May 8, in what has become a routine strike in some local government areas, unknown gunmen launched an attack in Umuna in Okigwe Local Government Area, burning over 20 trucks, razing shops, and reportedly taking more than 20 innocent lives, leaving many families in agony,” the PDP further stated.
The PDP noted that the situation remains the same in some parts of Avu, Obinze, and Okuku, where cases of kidnapping, ritual killings, and terrorist attacks are reportedly spreading on a daily basis.
The PDP spokesperson accused Gov. Uzodinma of turning a deaf ear to the recent attacks, pretending his administration has not failed in securing the lives and property of Imo people.
“After spending over an hour massaging his ego, and reeling off his purported achievements, Gov. Uzodinma did not tell Imo people how much has accrued to the state, both as federal allocation to the state and local governments, intervention funds, and internally generated revenue, in the last five years, and how they were spent.
“The recent state of the state address by Gov. Uzodinma like any other he did in the past, was a mere jamboree. It was worthless, empty and useless,” the PDP concluded.
