Imo State Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) has launched a grassroots mobilisation drive to promote government policies and programmes, with the inauguration of local government area coordinators.
Addressing a news conference in Owerri, RHA Coordinator in the state, and former House of Representatives member, Goodluck Opiah, said the coordinators would engage community leaders, youth groups, women associations, market unions and professional bodies to organise town hall meetings and support party activities.
“Our task is simple but vital: communicate government policies, defend reform programmes, mobilise support for development initiatives, and ensure the voices of the people are heard,” Opiah said.
He urged the coordinators to see their role as a call to service, engaging respectfully with citizens and promoting unity across party lines.
“Politics and governance are ultimately local,” Opiah said. “Development must be felt in villages, wards and polling units, not just capital cities.”
He said Renewed Hope Ambassadors was not an opposition to any structure within the APC. “We are partners in progress. We complement the party’s mobilisation efforts and work within the broader framework of party unity, discipline and loyalty to leadership.”
Opiah advised the newly inaugurated coordinators to see this assignment as a call to service. “You must be accessible to your people. You must listen to their concerns. You must engage respectfully, even with those who disagree with us politically. Democracy thrives on persuasion, not intimidation.
“We must also guard against complacency. Elections are not won by past victories. They are won by continuous engagement, performance-based campaigns and consistent presence among the people. Our political opponents are active, and we must be more active, more organised and more responsive.”
He noted that Imo recorded significant progress under the leadership of Governor Hope Uzodimma in restoring peace and confidence.
“Under the leadership of Governor Uzodimma, significant progress has been made in restoring peace and confidence. It is important to note that we celebrated a peaceful Christmas and New Year in all the communities in Imo State.
“Imo people from far and near travelled to their communities and celebrated with kith and kin. We must support security agencies with information, encourage lawful conduct and promote unity across party and ethnic lines.”
He urged the media to continue to hold leaders accountable, and also to report facts accurately and responsibly.
“Democracy functions best when citizens are well informed and when public debate is based on truth, not speculation.”
He reaffirmed loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “whose courage and reform-driven leadership are repositioning Nigeria for long-term growth, and to Governor Uzodimma, whose development-focused governance continues to transform Imo State.”
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