Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo on Tuesday launched the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Door-to-Door Movement, promising to ensure Mr Tinubu’s landslide in 2027.

In a speech at the event in Owerri, Mr Uzodimma said the state resolved to lead the crusade after carefully assessing the president’s achievements and the need for continuity.

“In Imo, we have assessed the president’s achievements and decided to lead the crusade that will enable him to complete his good work,” Mr Uzodimma said.

He commended the founder of the movement, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, for donating 30 vehicles to drive the state-wide grassroots campaign.

The governor also thanked the campaign team for taking the “Renewed Hope” message across 15 states, describing them as “key image-makers for the administration”.

Mr Uzodimma assured that votes from the state in 2027 would be organic, saying residents were convinced by the positive impacts of Tinubu’s economic and structural reforms.

He warned appointed local government area campaign coordinators against working outside the party’s structure, threatening to withdraw operational vehicles from recalcitrant members.

“There is no coalition in Imo; you are empowered strictly to work for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC),” Mr Uzodimma cautioned.

Earlier, the APC state chairman, Austin Onyedebelu, commended Mr Tinubu’s economic policies, including the N70,000 national minimum wage and student loan scheme.

Mr Onyedebelu said that while economic transitions caused temporary pressures, close cooperation between federal and state governments would yield more tangible benefits for ordinary citizens.

Also, the national coordinator of the movement, Sunday Asuku, urged Nigerians to endure current economic reforms, describing them as “necessary pains for long-term national prosperity.”

“Where there is reform, you are expected to go through some pain, but it guarantees long-term prosperity,” Mr Asuku said.

He urged Imo citizens to vote massively for Mr Tinubu on January 16, 2027.

Speaking on behalf of Mr Ekpemupolo, the managing director of Tantita Security Services, Kestin Pondi, said the movement aimed to align with Uzodimma’s political stance as champion of Tinubu’s re-election bid.

He described Mr Tinubu as a courageous leader who prioritised national interests above personal political ambitions and the office he sought.

(NAN)