President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inaugurated some projects built by the Uzodimma administration in Imo State.
Security operatives were sternly positioned on the streets of Owerri and its environs. Some patrolled.
Tinubu, who arrived in the state about 2:30 p.m., commissioned the 52-kilometer Owerri–Mbaise–Umuahia Road; Control–Assumpta Cathedral Catholic Church Twin Flyover; and the Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu International Conference Centre (EIICC), Owerri. He praised Governor Hope Uzodimma for his efforts in putting up the projects.
Crowds comprising residents, schoolchildren, students, government officials, monarchs, among others, had converged on the streets and witnessed the events.
By the commissioning, the multi-million-naira projects have been opened for public use. Cultural displays, music, and glamorous welcoming activities heralded the president’s visit.
He also inspected some projects executed by the administration, describing them as a collaboration between the state and the federal government.
There were also inspection tours, not commissioned, of the Imo Concorde Hilton Hotel, Owerri, and the Digital Learning Centre.
Another highlight was the Orashi Free Trade Zone, which had attracted more than seven oil and gas companies in the state. It is expected that the investment would industrialize and kick-start job creation in the state.
Speaking, Governor Hope Uzodimma listed the projects executed by him, including infrastructural, youth empowerment, and technologically driven areas such as the MyInoApp, the Imo Digital City (IDCL), and the Skill Up Imo Techosphere, which he said has trained about 40,000 youths in digital skills.
The infrastructural renewal, digital innovation, and sustainable development formed the fulcrum of the visit.
