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Governor Uzodimma Secures Reelection in Imo State – Key Things to Know About Him

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In the Imo State Governorship Election held on Saturday, Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious, as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Uzodimma secured the win by defeating his opponents in all Local Government Areas of the state.

The election was a contest among Governor Hope Uzodimma, Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Athan Achonu of the Labour Party (LP). The final results revealed that Uzodimma polled a total of 540,308 votes, while Anyanwu scored 71,503 and Achonu garnered 64,081.

Profile of Governor Hope Uzodimma:

Birth: December 12, 1958, in Omuma, Imo State, Nigeria.

Background: Hope Uzodimma was born to Chief Michael Uzodimma and Ezinne Rose Uzodimma. He is a devout Catholic and is married to Chioma Uzodimma, with whom he has seven children.

Education:
– Diploma and Higher Diploma in Maritime Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology Owerri.
– Bachelor’s degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from Washington University in St. Louis.
– Master’s Degree in Human Relations from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).
– Political science degree from the University of London.
– Honorary Doctorate degree from Imo State University.

– Political Career:
– Uzodimma started his political journey during the Second Nigerian Republic.
– Joined the PDP in 1999, served in various capacities, including the National Caucus, National Executive Committee, and the Board of Trustees.
– Decamped to the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 2003 and returned to the PDP in 2004.
– Sworn in as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2011 and was re-elected in 2015.
– Joined the APC in 2018 to contest for governor of Imo State.
– Challenged the results of the March 9, 2019, election up to the Supreme Court, which declared him the winner in January 2020.

Governor Hope Uzodimma’s first term commenced in 2020 after the Supreme Court’s ruling, and he has now been re-elected for a second term in the recent governorship election held on November 11, 2023.

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