Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma on Wednesday night hosted Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia state, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in Imo State Government House Owerri.
Kalu who earlier presided over the South East Zonal Public hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution held a private discussion with the Governor that lasted for more than two hours
ABN TV learnt that the discussion was centered on political and economic prosperity of the South East.
The two-day constitution review event which was held simultaneously across the nation witnessed the attendance of Imo and Abia State Governors, Senators; Frank Ibezim (Imo North) , Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), Theodore Orji (Abia Central), House member Mbano/Okigwe/Onuimo Hon. Miriam Onuoha, Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Hon Paul Emeziem, Youth groups, Traditional and religious groups, security agencies, legal associations, and other various advocacy/civil society groups.
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Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma has advised Ndigbo to take advantage of the opportunity of the ongoing National Assembly Constitutional Review Public Hearing to seek redress of all that have been agitating their minds in recent past.
The Governor gave the advice Wednesday in his remarks at the National Assembly Review Committee Public Hearing for Imo and Abia States taking place in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Governor Uzodimma highlighted the constitutional issues agitating the minds of the Igbos to include rotational Presidency, State Police, Indigeneship in a State after 10 years of residency, devolution of more powers to the State, resource control and many more.
The Senator representing Imo North Senatorial Zone at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, Frank Ibezim has been formerly received by Governor Hope Uzodimma who admonished him to be a good ambassador for Imo State in general and Okigwe zone in particular.
The Imo State All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairman, Chief Marcon Nlemigbo, had presented Senator Ibezim to Governor Uzodimma at the Government House Owerri on Monday.
While congratulating Senator Ibezim on his swearing in as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria following his victory at the polls and series of litigations against him, the Governor urged him to remain focused and remember that there is so much work to do.