Yunusa Tanko, the National Director of Media for the Labour Party, has criticized Governor Hope Uzodimma’s promise to facilitate the relocation and employment of 4,000 Imo State youths abroad, considering it an insult to the state.
Governor Uzodimma had made this promise during one of his campaign tours leading up to the governorship election, pledging to assist 4,000 interested Imo State natives in relocating and securing employment opportunities in Europe and Canada by the end of the current year.
In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Friday, Tanko expressed his skepticism about the governor’s commitment, highlighting that Governor Uzodimma has not been able to provide essential employment opportunities for the state’s youth locally. This perceived contradiction raises concerns about the feasibility and sincerity of the promised initiative.
“The Athan governorship manifesto tried to look into the issue of the youth. It’s not this particular issue of giving job opportunities to imolites young boys and girls abroad. That is total deceit because how many of them have you employed back home to build the state and you are telling them that you are going to give them tickets, that is insulting.
“Imolites are people who want to build their state. they don’t look for handout and become a refugee in another man’s land.
He also added that Athan would rather than make fake promises, ensure to provide jobs within the state.
“First of all, we want to ensure that we bring dignity and integrity to Imolites, making sure they have job opportunities within to build their state. By doing so, there would be a collective effort and responsibility to move the state forward.
Also responding to their level of confidence in INEC, in the area of transparency, he said the LP members and the entire people of Imo are hopeful that the INEC will right the wrongs they recorded during the presidential elections.
“INEC has a lot of work to do. They need to show that what they did to the Nigerian people in the 2023 election, especially the Presidential election, was a mistake they are willing to correct, even though we are still hoping that the supreme court will right the wrong.
“Coming from the fact that the same INEC almost messed up the same election that brought the present governor of Imo state into power, Imo state at the moment already cannot afford any disjointed election.
“Every voter must have their voter’s card and all the electronic machines must work. Otherwise, we would have another terrible situation in our hands,” he said.