Senator Ken Nnamani former Senate President (left), and governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State
By Tony Adibe
A former President of the Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani, has cautioned the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma against attempting to “colonize” the All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly in the Southeast geo-political zone of Nigeria.
Perhaps the warning came due to Nnamani’s possible discomfort with what he regarded as the unhealthy role Governor Uzodimma is said to be playing in the affairs of the APC in Nigeria, though with particular reference to Southeast and in Enugu State Chapter of the party.
Nnamani assured Uzodimma that in time, he (Governor Uzodimma) would soon realise that Enugu is quite different from Imo State. The former President of the Senate gave the warning in Enugu on Thursday (January 26, 2023,) when he spoke on the current state of affairs in the Southeast APC.
He blamed what he described as the orchestrated “meddlesomeness” of Governor Uzodimma in the party especially in his (Nnamani’s) political domain, Enugu State, insisting that it is not unexpected, as according to him, the governor had attempted same in some Southeast States, including Anambra, but unfortunately failed in such mission.
Nnamani emphasised, however, that Uzodimma will soon realize that the case of Enugu is different from his state, Imo. Nnamani, in few words, cautioned the Imo State governor thus: “It will be a grievous error on my part if l dare dignify governor Hope Uzodimma’s inordinate ambition to build a political colony in the Southeast. His meddlesomeness in Enugu politics is not unexpected. He tried such in Anambra and elsewhere and all ended in abysmal failure. It will not be long before he finds out that Enugu is not Imo”.
