By Jennifer John
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has received the All Progressive Congress (APC) Constitution Review Committee Team for the South East, led by Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), who said the governor’s sterling leadership qualities is a plus to the party.
The Governor who met with the committee at the Imo State APC Secretariat along Okigwe road Owerri on Monday told them and other party faithful that the decision to look at the party constitution to identify the grey areas and add things that will strengthen the party and make her policies come to terms with the new realities of the 21st century is a welcome idea. The governor also expressed readiness to support the work the committee has come to do, noting that in support of the constitution review idea the party in Imo State has committed her position in writing for submission to the committee.
Uzodimma seized the opportunity to remind the people that “APC today is the largest party in Black and White Africa as it controls the Federal Government of Nigeria,” noting that, “the creation of the caretaker committee at both the National and State levels was born out of recent challenges in the administration of the party hence the National Leadership rose to the occasion by putting in place the caretaker committee.”
He expressed confidence that going forward APC will have a convivial environment for party politics, promotion of APC and place the party in a position that it will be a movement in the South East.
In his remarks, the Leader of the team, Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN) said they are in Imo and South East for a very important programme – the APC Constitution Review – “to save the party from derailing, save it from future problems and make APC a model to other parties.”
Mamman added that the approach to the constitutional review which demands input from grassroots party members through written memos is exactly why they are in Imo State and expressed satisfaction with the reception they received.
