Tinubu Is Nigeria’s Lee Kuan Yew – Uzodimma

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has said that Nigeria got another Lee Kuan Yew in President Bola Tinubu, commending the president for his economic reforms, and expressing confidence that his performance would give him a second term in 2027.

Uzodimma made the remarks on Friday during a state dinner at the Government House, Owerri, to mark the end of the three-day Renewed Hope Ambassadors/ Presidential Communications Team National Media inspection of landmark federal and state governments’ projects in Imo.

According to a statement by the director, Media and Publicity, Renewed Hope Ambassador, Tunde Rahman, the governor said President Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, fully prepared to tackle Nigeria’s economic challenges through far-reaching reforms, stressing that the country had entered a new phase of development.

“The old order is gone and there is now a new order. President Tinubu knew exactly what he came to do. He started implementing the reforms immediately because he understood the task before him,” he said.

Drawing a biblical analogy, Uzodimma compared Nigeria’s pre-reform economic situation to the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt, saying just as God delivered the Israelites through difficult circumstances, the President’s bold decisions were necessary to free Nigeria from years of economic stagnation.

He acknowledged that the reforms came with initial hardship, but insisted they were already producing positive results, particularly through increased revenues available to states for infrastructure and human capital development.

According to the governor, the ongoing transformation across Imo State is a direct product of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

“Everything we are doing in Imo today is made possible because of the Renewed Hope Agenda. We are pursuing sustainable development, investing in infrastructure, healthcare, education and technology because the reforms have created the enabling environment for development,” he said.

Uzodimma expressed confidence that Nigerians would reward President Tinubu with another term in office in 2027, maintaining that the benefits of the administration’s policies would continue to become more evident.

Speaking on behalf of the visiting journalists, veteran journalist, Dr Soni Daniel, commended Governor Uzodimma for what he described as remarkable developmental strides across Imo State.

He said the inspection tour provided firsthand evidence of the administration’s commitment to infrastructure renewal, particularly in road construction, healthcare, education and digital technology, while also applauding the governor’s investment in human capital development.

Daniel noted that the projects reflected prudent use of public resources and had positioned Imo as one of the leading states in infrastructure and economic transformation in the country.

Earlier, Mr Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser, Media and Public Communication to the President, commended Governor Uzodimma for what he described as a remarkable infrastructure transformation in Imo State, following the three-day inspection tour of federal and state governments projects in the state.

The National Media tour, with over 40 senior editors and journalists in the delegation, is put together by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in conjunction with the Presidential Communications Team.

Mr Dare said the projects inspected highlighted the practical implementation of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda through strong collaboration between the Federal and Imo State Governments.

He noted that the increased FAAC allocations resulting from the Federal Government’s reforms were being translated into impactful projects in the state, including the Imo Digital City, the 2,000-bed Infectious Disease Centre, the Heart Transplant Centre in Orlu, the University of Innovation, Science and Technology at Omuma, the expansion of the Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu International Convention Centre and the Orlu-Akokwa-Uga Border Road, positioning Imo as a model of people-centred development under the Renewed Hope Agenda.