Uzodimma says over 65,000 youths have been trained in digital skills through the Imo Digital City initiative.

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, will next week address the United Kingdom’s House of Lords as part of activities marking the conferment of an award on him by the African Leadership Organisation, publishers of African Leadership Magazine.

The ALO, chaired by the former President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, selected Uzodimma to be confered with the award for “African Inspirational Leadership and Good Governance”.

The award ceremony, which will be held between July 2 and July 3, 2026, at the iconic House of Lords ,Westminster, London, will also feature an address by the governor.

Uzodimma will speak on the topic, “From Vision to Velocity: Driving Africa’s Next Wave of Growth and Leadership- The Imo State Experience”.

In a letter by the Founder and Executive Chairman of the African Leadership Magazine, Ken Giami, to Uzodimma, the governor is expected to use that rare opportunity to share insights with the global audience on Imo transformation journey while contributing to broader continental conversations on leadership, governance, economic resilience and sustainable growth.

He will also leverage the opportunity to strike strategic engagement with influential public and private stakeholders and position himself as a leading African voice on transformational leadership and governance.

On why the governor merited the award, Giami explained that Uzodimma was selected based on the initiative and implementation of his shared prosperity agenda, encapsulated in reconstruction, rehabilitation, and recovery.

He disclosed that Uzodimma’s distinguished leadership and transformative stewardship have repositioned Imo and established him as one of Africa’s most inspirational and forward-looking sub-national leaders.

“As Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Your Excellency has demonstrated strategic leadership and a strong commitment to advancing governance and development within Nigeria’s democratic landscape. Through the Shared Prosperity Agenda, your administration has strengthened infrastructure, improved public service delivery, expanded opportunities for youth and women, enhanced institutional effectiveness, and promoted sustainable socio-economic development across Imo State.

“Under Your Excellency’s leadership, Imo State—aptly positioned as ‘Investment Meets Opportunities (IMO)’—has emerged as an increasingly attractive destination for investment and economic growth, anchored by the following milestones: Infrastructure Development: Construction and rehabilitation of over 130 strategic roads, including the Owerri-Orlu and Owerri-Okigwe corridors,” part of the letter read.

By this award and recognition, Uzodimma has joined a distinguished circle of African leaders who have won the awards and graced the cover of African Leadership Magazine.

The included President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio; President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye; President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow; Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Abiy Ahmed; former President of Tanzania, H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; and former President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, among others. (Channels TV)

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