Governors elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have been challenged to institutionalise a disciplined communication machine to translate President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms into voter trust at the grassroots ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who serves as the Director General of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a new initiative linked to the President Tinubu administration’s flagship agenda, stated this on Tuesday at a 2026 summit in Abuja.
Speaking at the 2026 Renewed Hope Ambassadors strategic summit at the Presidential Villa, Governor Uzodimma—who is chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) and President Tinubu’s appointee as Director-General of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors—outlined a blueprint to close what he called a “perception gap” between federal achievements and citizens’ daily realities.
The summit presided by President Tinubu signals a high-level commitment to subnational mobilisation, with Governor Uzodimma urging the Governors, State party executives, and the Ambassadors to adopt unified templates for ward-level engagement, membership drives, and rapid-response to opposition “propaganda”.
“This is not a rally,” Governor Uzodimma told the Governors, National Assembly leaders, cabinet members, and APC officials.
“We have come to bridge the gap between profound transformative work and the lived reality of millions.”
He pointed out four gaps—communication fragmentation, weak grassroots templates, inconsistent membership strategies, and role overlaps—demanding “architecture, not rhetoric” to address them.
Central to Governor Uzodimma’s call is a “three-pillar architecture” for synergy: Renewed Hope Ambassadors as grassroots amplifiers; state government information machinery led by commissioners; and APC party structures under state chairmen.
The Imo Governor said his colleagues Governor should align state policies with federal reforms; party executives should drive membership targets; Ambassadors must handle storytelling in markets and wards.
“Coordination does not stifle enthusiasm; it amplifies effectiveness,” Governor Uzodimma said, calling for all spontaneous pro-Tinubu groups to be screened for message harmony.
Governor Uzodimma defended President Tinubu’s reforms as “courageous” and now yielding results, citing data to rally APC states: foreign reserves up 53% to $49bn (from $32bn in May 2023); headline inflation down to 15.15% (from 22.4%); oil output rising to 1.5m barrels/day; naira gains projected below ₦1,000/$ by year-end; minimum wage doubled to ₦70,000; power generation averaging 5,300-5,700MW; and federation allocations quadrupling to ₦41trn.
He said tax reforms from June 2025 were hailed as a “revolution”, exempting low earners and small businesses while incentivising jobs and agriculture.
According to him, NELFUND loans reached nearly 1million students with ₦184bn disbursed.
The 2026 Renewed Hope Ambassadors summit is aimed to unify messaging on President Tinubu’s reforms, counter misinformation, and push grassroots mobilization ahead of future elections.
