Dear Fellow Imolites,
Today we celebrate our Independence, our freedom, our pride of nationhood and the rebirth of our dignity as a people.
When in 1960 our founding fathers succeeded in their struggle to give us a sense of identity by breaking the chains of over 120 years of colonial domination, they did so believing that our nation will one day be great. Indeed the giant of Africa!
Despite the challenges of our diverse culture and traditions, our founding fathers saw great strength in our diversity – as their words aptly expressed in our first national anthem: ‘Though tribes and tongue may differ / in brotherhood we stand.’
As we struggle to build a nation of our collective hopes and aspirations, we must see our challenges as necessary stages which great nations today have gone through in the past.
Our state, Imo State, has a great role to play in this regard. The Nigerian nation awaits the utilization of our intellectual properties. We cannot afford to fail – a better Imo means a better Nigeria.
As your governor, I can only assure you that I will contribute my quota to the development of not only this state but indeed the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I call on all Imolites and our well wishers everywhere to utilize this Independence Day as a day of prayers for the unity, success and progress of our beloved nation Nigeria.
May the Almighty God bless our nation – Nigeria. Amen.
Owelle Rochas Okorocha is loved by many and expectations are high. Imolites hopes he will deliver.
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