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Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, has done well to deserve a reelection. 

Shetima spoke during the flag-off of  campaign for the Imo gubernatorial election slated for November 11.

The event took place at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, the state capital on Wednesday.

Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and governors including Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Bassey Otu of Cross River, and Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state, were in attendance.

Rochas Okorocha, former governor of the state, and Adams Oshiomole, ex- Edo state governor, were also present at the event.

“Governor Hope Uzodinma has done exceedingly well in terms of infrastructural development and in terms of value addition to the state of Imo,” Shettima said.

“We cannot afford to be complacent on the 11th of next month. We should all come out in full force and re-elect him.

“I want to reiterate that the president is 100 percent behind governor Hope Uzodinma.”

On his part, Ganduje urged the people of Imo to vote for Uzodinma for continuity.

He said re-electing the governor would bring about sustainability and more development to the state.

“We need to elect the same governor. It is important because it has been our culture because when a new government comes, it abandons the works of the previous government,” Ganduje said.

“So, we are urging you in our own case, in your own case, we need continuity.

“Continuity will lead to consolidation, and consolidation will lead to sustainability. Sustainability will lead to progress, and progress will lead to prosperity, so we urge you to vote for your governor.”

Speaking at the event, Uzodinma said his administration has rescued the state from infrastructural decay.

“I have no doubt in my mind that every living soul in Imo state who was here when we came in by January 2020, who is objective and honest will quickly tell anybody who cares to know that the Imo state we met in 2020 is no longer the Imo state,” he said.

“A lot of improvements have been met in virtually all the sectors of the economy.

“I will not be contradicted if I say that life has become more meaningful. We have rescued our state from the infractural decay we met on ground.

“We will have a new Imo state where equity, justice, and transparency will be the order of the day.”