From Everest Ezihe, Owerri
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has declared that the Eastern Heartland State is now ready to welcome investors from all parts of the world.
Uzodimma disclosed this in the State of Dallas of United States of America during the 2026 Orlu Regional Assembly well attended meeting in which he was ably represented by his Commissioner for Information, Public Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Declan Emelumba.
The governor pointed out that he is boldly given the investment invitations based on the quantum infrastructural developments and transformations outlay by his Shared Prosperity administration in the last six years, especially in the areas of roads, energy sustainability, access to air transport, security, and skilled manpower as the critical infrastructure provided by his administration to attract investment.
He charged Imo citizens resident abroad to leverage on the investment potentials of the State so as to attract investors in the overall interest of the State and humanity at large.
According to him, “the Imo State of yesterday is not the Imo of today. I want you to hear that plainly. We have positioned the State for industry. With what you now know, help us bring the world’s investment home.
“The roads that defeated every administration before us are now done. The arteries that tie Imo to her neighbours are open again. Nearly every local government now has evidence of quality road construction,” he told them.
Uzodimma also named the independent power plant funded by the state government, which now provides an uninterrupted power supply to some parts of the State, as evidence of the State’s readiness to host any kind of investment.
The Governor also named the independent power plant funded by the State government, which now provides an uninterrupted power supply to some parts of the state, as evidence of the state’s readiness to host any kind of investment.
He also announced that the state has started benefiting from the first Imo Economic Summit it hosted last year, saying that the momentum must be sustained through invitations to willing investors.
He described members of the Orlu Regional Assembly as capable ambassadors who would assist in spreading the gospel of investment opportunities in Imo State.
Uzodimma told the gathering that he has also worked hard to uplift infrastructure in Orlu zone by attending to critical roads in the area, as well as establishing a university and a polytechnic in the zone.
He said he has also built a Government House annex in Orlu, while the Imo State Teaching Hospital, Orlu, has been revamped, equipped, and upgraded to a world-class tertiary institution.
Assuring them that he would continue to identify with the body, as he has always done since its inception, even as he told the distinguished gathering of the need to continue to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his Renewed Hope Agenda.
