Nnamdi Ukasanya
All forms of business activities were shutdown in different parts of Imo State, today, in solidarity with the heroic return of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, and members of the National Assembly, who were elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
The worthy and enterprising sons of the soil have been out of the State for months, as a result of the COVID-19 influenced nationwide lockdown.
Despite the late announcement of the return of the Democracy heros, youths bodies, well-wishers, eminent personalities, women and men of the Imo State People's Democratic Party(PDP), made it early to the Imo State Airport, where they waited for the arrival of their heroes, who were aboard a flight, back home.
At about 12:15 hours Nigerian time, the Airbus conveying the heros to the Airport, especially, the indisputable icon of rebuild Imo Project - Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha (Omenkeahurunaya) and Hon. Emeka Martins Chinedu (who was full of his usual smile) - touched down on the soil of Imo State, amidst pump and pegeantry.
Rt. Hon. Ihedioha came in with notable Political icons like: Sen. Onyewuchi, and the amiable Honorable member representing the good people of Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Federal Constituency - Hon. Emeka Martins Chinedu(MFR), and a few others.
The mammoth crowd led by the leadership of the People's Democratic party in the State, especially, the PDP Chairmen of Ezinihitte and Ahiazu LGAs, Engr. C.J Njoku and Prince Obolobo, respectively, who added color to the occasion, followed the convoy from the Airport to Ihedioha's Country home, Mbutu, before heading back to the Party Secretariat in Okigwe Road, Owerri, the State capital.
It is deserving of emphasis that, the youths and eminent personalities of Imo State, who were evidently joyful, sang and danced as their heroes alighted from the flight, before departing the Airport.
In their ancestral home of Mbaise and Owerri, business and commercial activities were also completely shut down. More visible and audible were waving of hands and chant of victorious: "welcome our Governor, our hero!"
Commercial motorcyclists and Taxi/Bus drivers were not left out as they appeared overjoy, hence served as unsolicited medium for information dissemination - where they lectured who cared to listen - about the significance of the homecoming. This was, as reported by genuine sons and daughters of the Mbaise Nation.
Also deserving of mention is that, for several months after the Supreme Court abracadabra, the quiet towns of Imo State and neighboring States became boisterous with song of praises and its attendant gridlock of Vehicles in some local and major Roads as a result of the homecoming.
Ihedioha, who addressed the crowd in his Country home, Mbutu, did not betray his usual comaraderie: he was fantastic in his unassuming but eloquent self, that was partly instrumental to his overwhelming victory during the 2019 Governorship Election in the State.
It will be recalled that Rt. Hon. Ihedioha, was elected in 2019 as the Executive Governor of Imo State, before he was unceremoniously removed through a supreme Court judgement that is still a subject of National debate.
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