Hope Uzodimma, Imo State governor, on Saturday unveiled Lady Chinyere Ekomaru as his running mate for the November 11 governorship election in Imo State.
The governor unveiled Ekomaru at a stakeholders meeting of the All Progressives Congress held in Owerri.
A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, disclosed that the choice of Ekomaru as the governor’s running mate was to add value to his ambition to rule the state for another four years.
The statement read partly, “We have kept faith with Imo people on our promises. We have laid the solid foundation for growth in all sectors of the economy and we shall consolidate on them to deliver an industrial, prosperous, and safe Imo state in the coming years.”
Uzodimma said he was happy to “welcome all of you to this special stakeholders meeting whose main purpose is to introduce our deputy governorship candidate, Lady Chinyere Ekomaru in our consolidation march to build a safer, more functional and more prosperous Imo State.
“We have so much to campaign with. Our works speak for us. So today, we are here to reinforce our genuine claim to re-election. I have picked a female deputy governorship candidate in the person of Lady Chinyere Ihuoma Ekomaru.”
The governor also commended his outgoing deputy, Prof. Placid Njoku, noting that he enjoyed a good working relationship with him.
