Gov Uzodinma Must Call The Imo Harmony Project To Order Before They Plunge Imo Into Needless Political Chaos – Dr Ifeanyichukwu Okoro – SIXT-MEDIA LANE

GOVERNOR UZODINMA MUST CALL THE IHP TO ORDER BEFORE THEY PLUNGE IMO INTO NEEDLESS POLITICAL CHAOSA Stern Warning to Owerri Zone’s Civil War Metaphors and Charter of Equity Merchants

By Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Okoro,
Development Economist, Management Consultant, and OKP Scholar in Governance

It is time to speak truth to those who, for their narrow political interests, are becoming a dangerous threat to the peace and stability of Imo State. The so-called Imo Harmony Project (IHP), a self-appointed clique of political agitators masquerading as champions of equity, must be called to order, urgently and unequivocally.

Governor Hope Uzodimma CON owes it to the people of Imo State to rein in these characters before they plunge the state into avoidable chaos.

For months now, IHP and their media mercenaries have made it a habit to blackmail the governor using a manipulated narrative around a supposed “promise” that power would be handed over to Owerri zone in 2027.

They have persisted in this propaganda despite the governor’s clear and repeated assertion that “power is not given turn by turn,” and that his interest is in a successor regardless of zone who will protect the collective legacy of his administration and advance the development of the state.

What is even more disturbing is the reckless invocation of a tragic chapter in our national history.

IHP has taken to trending the slogan “On Aburi We Stand”, drawing an emotionally charged reference to the Aburi Accord, an ill-fated agreement from the Nigerian Civil War era which, when dishonored, helped ignite a conflict that claimed over two million lives, especially among the Igbo. That anyone would invoke “Aburi” in the context of a political succession debate in 2025 is nothing short of irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerously provocative.

It is an insult to the memory of those who died in that war, and a desecration of the pain endured by the people of the old Eastern Region, Imo State included.

Let it be stated categorically: This is not 1967. Imo people will not be dragged into any political war conjured by a handful of desperate power-mongers hiding behind fictitious agreements and imagined promises.

The so-called Charter of Equity being peddled by IHP and others is not a law, it was never agreed upon by the entire state, and it is not binding on anyone, least of all on the Governor.

There is no constitutional, legislative, or moral compulsion compelling Senator Hope Uzodimma to hand over to Owerri zone. Let the peddlers of this false charter cease and desist from heating up the polity with their delusions of entitlement.

We challenge the IHP and the Imo Elders Council to publicly release the minutes of the meeting of the so called Charter of Equity Committee.

Who recorded the minutes of the meeting? How many of the members attended the meeting? How many times did the committee sit? What was the recommendation of the committee? Who was present, and under what legal authority they spoke on behalf of the people of Imo State?

Was there a legislative ratification? Was the citizenry consulted through public hearings? Or was this simply an elite dinner table conspiracy?

More galling is the appointment of an Owerri son, Barr Dan Nwanyanwu who is widely rumored to be a governorship aspirant, as chairman of the Charter of Equity Committee, a Committee that never met for ones to deliberate this highly sensitive issue, yet a Charter of Equity was declared in it’s name.

Is this not an ethical travesty? Would the same people keep silent if the chairman were from Orlu or Okigwe with gubernatorial ambitions? If we are to speak of equity, should it not start with fairness in process and neutrality in leadership?

Let it also be known that several respected political leaders from Owerri zone men of honour like Mike Nwachukwu, Vitalis Ajumbe, Paddy Obinna, and Bob Njemanze have all called for honest negotiation and dialogue between Owerri and Okigwe zones.

They have urged caution, maturity, and political sophistication.

Yet, the IHP and their cabal ignore these voices of reason, preferring to fan the flames of division and blackmail. Why? Because they know that in a fair contest of ideas and competence, they cannot stand.

Governor Uzodimma has just done a year and seven months in his second term. His attention should be on governance, not this manufactured crisis.

He deserves the breathing space to finish strong. Let the politicians wait their turn. Let the people decide when the time comes. Let zoning be a conversation among equals and not a weapon of intimidation against the sitting governor.

Power is not inherited like chieftaincy titles. It is negotiated, contested, and earned.

Owerri zone cannot lay claim to moral superiority when its own political actors truncated earlier efforts to institutionalize a genuine Charter of Equity, as acknowledged by no less a person than the highly respected elder statesman of Imo State and prominent son of Owerri Dynasty, Prince Bob Njemanze and echoed by another prominent Owerri son, Paddy Obinna.

If Governor Uzodimma must protect his legacy and prevent a repeat of the tragedy that befell Imo between 2011 and 2019 when Rochas Okorocha dismantled the excellent foundations laid by Ikedi Ohakim then, he must resist blackmail.

He must reject those who come cloaked in “equity” but are in fact driven by selfish ambitions. He must choose a worthy successor based on capacity, continuity, and character, not on ethnic noise.

To the IHP and their co-travelers, be warned: The people of Imo are watching. You do not speak for the masses. Your tactics are crude, your metaphors dangerous, and your ambitions misplaced. Stop invoking the dead to push a selfish agenda.

Leave the ghost of Aburi where it belongs in the painful pages of history.

Governor Uzodimma must act and act now. He must call these people to order before their recklessness tears the fragile political fabric of our state. Enough is enough. Imo people deserve peace, not propaganda.

Let the will of the people, not the whims of a cabal, determine the future.

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