– Says, Election Cycle Development Plans, Counter Productive
A concerned Imolite, Speedwell Onyewuotu, who is passionate about the state’s upward mobility in development strides has called on the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma to consider initiating a 50-year development plan as a legacy for which he will be remembered.
Onyewuotu, who stated this in an open letter to Governor Uzodinma, called for what he described as a “People Centered Development Plan Summit in Imo State. Onyewuotu, in the letter, said, “I write today as a concerned son of the soil—one deeply passionate about our shared destiny and committed to the long-term flourishing of our land. Our people are brilliant, bold, and blessed beyond measure. Across the world, Imo people are thriving, building businesses, leading innovations, and shaping industries. But at home, many of our dreams remain deferred, our potentials underutilized, and our systems stifled”.
He noted that, the problem of lack of development in the state is not as a result of lack of vision or talent, but the absence of coordinated long term and people-oriented development blueprint. Hence, the recycling of short-term gains and long term stagnation.
“But Your Excellency, what if that changed under your leadership?
What if you became the Governor who broke that cycle and laid the foundation for a 50-year Development Master Plan—designed, owned, and defended by Imolites across political, generational, and professional lines?
This is why I humbly propose the immediate convening of a “We the People” Development Plan Summit—a statewide gathering of youth leaders, seasoned professionals, traditional rulers, clergy, diaspora experts, entrepreneurs, women leaders, policy makers, and community influencers.
This summit would birth a non-partisan, data-driven, and visionary development framework, to be gazetted into law—not just as a policy, but as a covenant between the people and their leaders, binding current and future administrations to a shared path of progress.
Your Excellency, this is a legacy-defining moment.
Imo does not need another four-year plan. We need a generational blueprint. And with the strides you’ve made already—especially in infrastructure—this is the perfect opportunity to consolidate your gains and inspire history to remember you not just as a builder of roads, but as the architect of Imo’s future.
Imagine the message it would send: that under your leadership, Imo stopped planning by election cycles and started building for centuries.
I, and many others, are ready to support this vision. Our generation is waiting to be mobilized, not just for politics, but for purpose”.
