Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has warned electors across the South-East geopolitical zone that ongoing federal infrastructure projects in the region risk abandonment if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not re-elected in the 2027 presidential election.
​Speaking on Monday, November 9, 2026, during an All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholder mobilization rally at Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Governor Uzodimma, who also serves as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), urged residents to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to secure the region’s development.
​Warning voters against making choices based on regional or political sentiments, Uzodimma emphasized that the completion of key road networks and economic projects depends on strategic political alignment.
He urged the electorate to sharpen their political weapon by obtaining their PVCs ahead of the polls, stressing that a failure to re-elect President Tinubu would bring critical infrastructural interventions across the five South-Eastern states to a complete halt.
Reminding attendees that individual candidate names do not appear on the ballot, he called on voters to cast their votes directly for the APC broom logo to guarantee continuity.
​The Abakaliki rally drew high-level political leaders, federal officials, traditional rulers, and youth organizations. Speaking at the event, Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi outlined several ongoing federal road and bridge interventions across the South-East, assuring residents that the Tinubu administration remains committed to completing the projects.
Host Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State declared his administration’s complete backing for the president based on performance rather than political sentiment.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, alongside APC Director of Mobilisation Senator Adams Oshiomhole, also commended the region’s alignment with national governance and reiterated federal commitment to addressing historical infrastructure deficits in the zone.
​Uzodimma concluded by charging community and political leaders to return to their wards and mobilize voters en masse, asserting that active participation in the ruling party remains the most effective pathway for the South-East to eliminate political marginalisation and maintain representation at the national decision-making table.
