Uzodimma: Tinubu is Lee Kuan Yew of Nigeria

*Presidential Communications Team inspects projects in Imo

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has compared President Bola Tinubu to Singapore’s founding leader, Lee Kuan Yew, praising his economic reforms and expressing confidence that Nigerians would re-elect him in 2027.

Lee is recognized globally as the founding father of modern Singapore, leading its transformation from an impoverished British colonial outpost and resource-deficient port into a wealthy, highly industrialized global economic power.

Uzodimma spoke at a state dinner in Owerri which marked the end of the three-day national media tour of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors/Presidential Communications Team of Federal Government and Imo State projects.

This is contained in a statement released on Saturday by Renewed Hope Ambassadors’ director of media and publicity, Tunde Rahman.

“In President Bola Tinubu we have another Lee Kuan Yew,” the governor said, describing the president’s reforms as bold and transformative.

He said Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, fully prepared to address Nigeria’s economic challenges through far-reaching reforms.

“The old order has disappeared and now there is a new one. President Tinubu knew exactly what he came to do. He immediately started implementing reforms because he understood the task before him.”

The governor compared Nigeria’s economic situation before the reform to the biblical enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt, saying that difficult but necessary decisions were needed to free the country from years of economic stagnation.

He acknowledged the short-term difficulties caused by the reforms, but said they were already yielding results through increased revenues available to states for infrastructure and human capital development.

“Everything we are doing today in Imo is made possible thanks to the Renewed Hope Agenda. We are investing in infrastructure, health, education and technology because the reforms have created an environment conducive to development.”

Uzodimma expressed confidence that Nigerians will reward Tinubu with a second term in 2027 as the benefits of the reforms become more evident.

Speaking on behalf of the visiting journalists, veteran journalist, Dr Soni Daniel, commended the governor for what he described as remarkable strides in infrastructure, healthcare, education and digital technology.

Daniel said the inspection tour provided direct evidence of the prudent use of public resources and positioned Imo among Nigeria’s leading states in infrastructure and economic transformation.

Earlier, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, commended Uzodimma for the transformation of state infrastructure and effective implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Dare said the inspected projects, including the Imo Digital City, 2,000-bed Infectious Diseases Centre, Heart Transplant Centre, University of Innovation, Science and Technology, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu International Convention Centre, reflect the benefits of strong federal-state collaboration and increased FAAC allocations.