Imo Residents Troop Out In Large Numbers For Uzodimma’s Second Term Inauguration, Shun Sit-At-Home Protest

Residents of Imo State turned out in their numbers on Monday for the inauguration of Governor Hope Uzodimma for a second term, shunning the sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Residents, many of them dressed in colourful, and traditional attires were spotted in the streets of the state capital, Owerri for the event billed for the Dan Anyiam Stadium.

Inside the stadium, the citizens waiting for the event to start properly created a carnival-like atmosphere with singing and dancing.

President Bola Tinubu is in Owerri for the inauguration of Governor Uzodimma (of the APC) who was re-elected in an election held on November 11, 2023.

He polled 540,308 votes to defeat Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 71, 503, and Nneji Achonu of the Labour Party (LP), who got 64,081 votes, and others.

The LP and PDP both rejected the results. However, the Governor extended an olive branch to the opposition candidates in his acceptance speech, calling on them to support him for the development of the state.

Ahead of the inauguration, President Tinubu commissioned the newly reconstructed Airport Road in Owerri.

The President, who travelled to Owerri after observing the Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja, was received at the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri by the Governor and other top federal and state officials.

The residents shunned the sit-at-home in the South-East to grace the event.

The President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje were among those who accompanied the President to Imo State.

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