Nigeria @ 65: We Must Adopt Needed Changes – Uzodimma

Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Senator Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, has advocated for an urgent alteration of cognition by each citizens arsenic the state prepares to people her 65th Independence Anniversary.

He said the day affords Nigerians the accidental to measure the past and follow indispensable changes for progress.

Uzodimma besides charged citizens to absorption connected the utilisation of the country’s earthy resources and productivity for economical recovery.

The politician spoke during the 65th Independence Anniversary Inter-denominational thanksgiving work held astatine the Government House, Chapel, Owerri.

He said: “Nigeria is richly blessed with earthy resources yearning for productive utilization for economical betterment and livelihood. We indispensable beryllium backmost and reappraisal our situation, recognize wherever we are coming from, wherever we are; and hold connected wherever we are going.”

Uzodimma, who noted that the authorities of Imo State has decided that “a batch of things indispensable change, peculiarly our ain mode of doing things,” insisted that we cannot beryllium suffering successful the midst of plenty.”

He past urged each to hold to determination guardant and not recline connected the past.

His words: “The aged bid is gone; they are gradually and incrementally giving mode to the caller order. We indispensable work. We indispensable beryllium busy. An idle caput is the devil’s workshop. If you indispensable beryllium tempted; stay idle. A engaged caput is simply a productive mind.”

He expressed gratitude to God for the accidental to pb Imo State and pledged to stay accountable to his actions and inactions successful the authorities arsenic Governor.

The politician utilized the accidental to denote that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu volition beryllium visiting Imo State connected Tuesday, September 30, 2025 to committee the Owerri-Mbaise-Umuahia road, the caller duplicate Flyover astatine Assumpta roundabout and Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu International Conference Centre (EIIC), urging Imo radical to travel retired en-mass to person Mr. President and his entourage.

Earlier successful his Homily, the Chief Celebrant of the Eucharistic Mass, Monsignor John Iwe who represented the Catholic Bishop of Okigwe Diocese, Bishop Solomon Amatu, urged Nigerians and her leaders to person a sober reflection and beryllium determined to bash thing to alleviate the pains and sufferings of susceptible citizens.

He made notation to the communicative of the affluent antheral and Lazarus successful the Bible and encouraged the affluent to usage their wealthiness to pull God’s blessings alternatively than incur the wrath of God.

“How bash we dainty the mediocre successful our nine today? To emotion God is to emotion our neighbour. Plan to spot what you tin bash for your neighbour who is successful need,” the cleric insisted.