The campaign of Hon. Nick Opara-Ndudu , the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) aspirant for the 2019 governorship election in Imo State, got a boost on Sunday as leading personalities from Igboland converged in Lagos to listen to him as he presented his blueprint to them in the event which was titled : An Evening With Nick Opara-Ndudu Imo Gubernatorial Aspirant , 2019, reports ITREALMS.
These personalities who are top executives in the banking & finance, oil&gas , shipping,and manufacturing sectors,as well as leading politicians, civil servants, among others, gathered at the Landmark Towers Leisures Centre, Victoria Island, listened with rapt attention as Opara-Ndudu made a step-by-step presentation of his blueprint , which contain the things he will do if elected as governor of Imo State in 2019.
They noted that Imo State has been unlucky having people who do not have the experience of working in a well structured environment as governors , adding that that has impacted negatively on the socioeconomic development of the state.
They argued that as the eastern heartland ,this mistake should be be avoided by bringing in somebody who has a combination of both private and public sectors background.
A front line lawyer, and former governorship aspirant in Anambra State, Barr. Kenneth Odidika , who spoke at the occasion, said he has associated with Opara-Ndudu for over three decades described the governorship aspirant as a man who does not renege on his promises.
"He is a man of integrity, who does what he says, and of high intellectual capacity," Odidika said ,adding : "With Nick Opara-Ndudu as Governor , Anambra will do catch-up".
He also described him as " an excellent thinker and doer".
In his presentation, Opara-Ndudu painted a gory picture of the situation in Imo State, regretting that the present leadership does not see it as something requiring serious attention and commitment.
He said that if he is given the nod by the electorate, to run the affairs of the state, Imo would be returned to its glorious past.
This, he said, would be done through proactive and workable policies that will bring about transformation of the state.
Nenye Dom/GEE
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