The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has passed a vote of no confidence on the Governor Hope Uzodimma-led administration, dismissing his leadership as a monumental failure.
The state publicity secretary of the party, Hon. Lancelot Obiaku, who addressed newsmen in Owerri, stressed that the governor has failed to make a significant impact in critical sectors.
The party claimed that the education sector in the state has gone into a comatose while the governor keeps playing to the gallery on issues of road infrastructure and erosion control.
The publicity secretary maintained that the party is ready to ensure that Imo is returned to the path of good governance come 2027.
“As you all know, on July 27, 2024, by the timetable approved by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, the Imo State chapter of the PDP held its ward congress. This was followed by the LGA congress on August 10, 2024, and subsequently the state congress on August 31, 2024, which produced the State Working Committee (SWC) and the State Executive Committee (SEC).
“We wish to vehemently emphasize that there were no parallel congresses at any level, and to date, these congresses remain unchallenged in any court of competent jurisdiction.
“Within the internal organs of the party, the congresses are also not subject to any form of scrutiny or dispute, having followed the laid-down rules and procedures enshrined in the party’s constitution for electing officers.
“However, to the surprise of Imo people, on April 28, 2025, publications appeared on social media alluding to the creation of a new interim executive of the party in the state and an announcement of an acting state chairman.
“The Imo State chapter of the PDP is indisputably led by Hon. Austin Nwachukwu as the state chairman, and there is only one State Working Committee (SWC) of the party. There are no factions in Imo State PDP. Furthermore, we want to emphasise that the leader of the party in the state is Senator Samuel Anyanwu.
“Everyone in the state knows that the Hope Uzodimma administration is a monumental failure. The failure to secure the lives and property of Imo people is already well documented.
“Not only has the state government left most of the schools without qualified teachers, having failed to carry out teacher recruitment in the last five years, students have been forced to learn on bare floors, under mango trees, given the dilapidation of the public schools’ infrastructure.
“Sadly, in the 21st century under a world economy driven by science and technology, the few Imo public schools still standing cannot boast of libraries, laboratories, and computer labs.
“To crown it all, last year, Imo pupils and students gained admission into junior and senior secondary schools without crucial examinations, including the common entrance, the First School Leaving Certificate Examination and the Junior West Africa Examination Certificate (WAEC), because the state government failed to conduct them. This represents a total collapse of the education sector,” he stated.
