Governor Alia Congratulates Uzodinma Of Imo Over Re-election At Polls

From George Martins, Makurdi

Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iornem Alia has congratulated the incumbent governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, over his victory in last Saturday’s governorship polls held in Imo state.

Governor Alia describes the landslide victory of Governor Uzodinma, who polled 540,308 votes as against the PDP’s 71,508 and the Labour party’s 64,081 votes as heartwarming, adding that the wide margin is an indication of the trust and love the people of Imo have in the policies and programmes of Governor Uzodinma and the APC as a party.

He assures the governor of his unalloyed support and a robust working relationship for the progress of their respective states and Nigeria in general.

In a statement, his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, quotes Governor Alia as praying to God almighty to continue to grant Governor Uzodinma good health and a long political life as he steers the affairs of the State.

The statement added that Governor Alia charges governor Uzodinma to use the victory as a platform to continue to offer purposeful leadership to the good people of Imo State and beyond.

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