Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has expressed optimism that
the State will overcome its current travails, insisting that his government is
not weak.
The governor’s Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku, in a release
on Sunday, said that Uzodinma gave the assurance in his Easter message at the St.
Rose of Lima Catholic Parish, Ozuh Omuma, Oru East Local Government Area.
Uzodinma enumerated the travails to include the killing of
innocent citizens, burning of public and private property, burning of police
stations and the killing of policemen, among others.
The Governor urged the congregation to join him in
beseeching God to touch the hearts of those perpetrating the violence to repent
in the spirit of Easter “as we mark the death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ”.
He noted that the killings in parts of the state were
politically motivated as against reports in some quarters that they were the
handiwork of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
According to him, the personal property of opposition
politicians were hardly affected by the menace in the state, an indication that
politicians could not be exonerated from the killings and wanton destruction of
property.
He called on those behind the dastardly acts to repent
quickly before the government would go after them, adding that the killing of
innocent Imo people must stop henceforth.
“These are the activities of wicked politicians who are
unrepentant and have continued to sponsor the killings of their fellow
brothers.
“They are challenging God because when you are after the
creation of God, you are after God.
“My government is not weak, my government is only
God-fearing. The only thing is that we hate to let blood.
“We cannot allow the killing of innocent citizens and the
activities of non-state actors in the form of criminals and hoodlums to
overtake the political space“, he said.
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