Uzodinma Declares Renewed Hope Ambassadors Alive And Thriving In 2027

The Director-General of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, insisted on Tuesday that the APC Presidential Campaign Council had not been disbanded despite its charter.

Speaking at an urgent meeting of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Abuja, Uzodinma reminded attendees that President Bola Tinubu founded the organization, which remained distinct from but complementary to the newly created campaign structure.

In response to what he described as attempts by “mischief makers” to suggest that the structure would be dissolved before the campaigns, he stated that the meeting on Tuesday was intended to allay growing concerns among the group’s state coordinators and members.

He explained, “Renewed Hope Ambassadors was created by Mr President, not by Senator Hope Uzodinma, and upon the creation of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, we were charged with the responsibility of taking the achievements of the government of President Bola Tinubu to the people, to educate the people, to create awareness, to let the people know the difference between the Nigeria before 2023 and Nigeria after 2023.”

“I’ve invited you to let you know that nothing has changed. The constitution of the presidential campaign council is a political issue that happens every time there is an election.

“Renewed Hope Ambassadors, you are the organic structure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. You will still function and play your role even after elections,” he said.

Describing the group’s permanence relative to the temporary electoral function of the campaign council, he stated, “The presidential campaign council, which all of us are members of, will come and be used for election purposes. And after that, we will continue. We are not going anywhere.

“You are like the barracks. Soldiers will come, soldiers will go, the barracks will remain.

“Mr President has told me to tell you that nothing has changed, and Renewed Hope Ambassadors is still there.”

“I’m told that some mischief makers in some states wanted the Renewed Hope Ambassadors to be dissolved.

“It became very worrisome. That is one of the reasons why I called for this meeting, that you are strong.”

“I’m aware that the Renewed Hope Ambassadors have offices in all the 36 states, including Abuja and the six geopolitical zones. So we are still here.”

While stating that there was no rivalry between the two structures, he stated, “If anything, I am the Director-General of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, I’m the Secretary of the Presidential Campaign Council, I’m the head of secretariat.”

He added, “So there is no way we will be beating our chest when we have drummed a bit. Rest assured and go home.

“There is no fight, no quarrel. Our product is the President, and our commitment is to go there and win the election.”

He appealed for inclusive electoral mobilisation, saying, “We are not driving anybody away, but we are Renewed Hope Ambassadors. This is the presidential campaign office. We are going to work with the presidential campaign council.

“We need every vote in Nigeria. Every vote. There is no bad vote. Once you are Nigerian and able to vote for President Bola Tinubu, we need the vote.”

Speaking on behalf of the group’s national coordinators, former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim thanked Uzodinma for convening the meeting, noting that the clarification had closed a communication gap that could otherwise have bred misunderstanding.

Anyim said, “Without communication, there would be miscommunication or even misunderstanding.

“We are only expecting to be guided on how to go about whatever we are doing, because the product is one, and it’s only a good product that everybody would want to sell.”

“Our faith in our product is actually the driving force, and we sustain that faith anyhow, whatever it takes for us to put in our best for our candidate to win the election.

“That is our concern. Every other thing about arrangement, organisation, and all that, whatever form it takes, we are here,” he stated, adding that members looked forward to reconvening for the September summit Uzodinma had announced.

The National Director of Logistics and Support, Shehu Usman, also welcomed the briefing on behalf of the group’s national directors, saying it addressed lingering questions from members in various states about the group’s fate following the creation of the campaign council.

Usman said, “We’ve been asked in various states what our fate is, what we do, and I feel that this briefing actually serves that purpose.

“We thank you very much, and hopefully look forward to working a very good relationship with the Presidential Campaign Council.”