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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, who chairs the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and leads the Renewed Hope Ambassadors as Director-General, has acknowledged communication failure within the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He noted that despite President Bola Tinubu’s reform successes, including foreign reserves surging from $32 billion to $49 billion, inflation dropping from 22.4 percent to 15.15 percent, oil production rising to 1.5 million barrels per day, minimum wage doubling to N70,000, power generation stabilising at 5,300-5,700 MW and NELFUND disbursing N184 billion in student loans, he pinned the blame squarely on party structures during Tuesday’s PGF-Renewed Hope Ambassadors strategic summit at the State House conference hall in Abuja.
Addressing participants, Uzodimma stressed that the event targets a persistent disconnect between macro-level gains and daily realities for millions of Nigerians. “Distinguished leaders, these are the facts. These are the outcomes. Yet, despite these gains, a gap persists. There is a disconnect between the macro-level outcomes I have just outlined and the grassroots reality that millions of Nigerians experience daily,” he stated emphatically.
Exposing four critical gaps, Uzodimma laid bare the party’s shortcomings, declaring, “Cynicism remains because the communication of reform outcomes has not matched the pace of the reforms themselves. The opposition has exploited this gap with relentless propaganda. The problem is not policy failure. The problem is a communication failure. And that failure is on us.”
He pinpointed four specific deficiencies driving the divide: communication fragmentation, where there are “different voices, different emphases, sometimes different interpretations across states and platforms. In a digital age, fragmentation is magnified.”
He also highlighted weak institutionalised grassroots templates, noting that, “mobilisation in some places has been personality-driven, rather than system-driven. We need replicable models: ward engagements, listening sessions and sector dialogues.”
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Further, he addressed inconsistent membership expansion strategy, stressing that, “membership growth must be measurable and intentional, not assumed. A modern political party must know its strength in terms of numbers, demographics and its growth trajectory.”
He also pointed to the role of ambiguity between party structures and mobilisation platforms, explaining that, “where roles are unclear, duplication emerges. Where duplication emerges, discipline weakens.”
He framed the summit as a remedy through architecture, not rhetoric, insisting, “This summit exists to close these gaps through architecture, not rhetoric.”
Demanding tangible outcomes, the PGF chairman rejected mere impressions, outlining five non-negotiable expectations for the day.
“This gathering must produce outcomes, clear outcomes, not impressions. At the end of today, five non-negotiable expectations must be met,” he asserted, calling for ideological consolidation around the APC manifesto, a unified messaging guide, institutionalised grassroots templates, accelerated membership drives with targets and a structured monitoring cadence.
He positioned the Renewed Hope Ambassadors as the vital bridge, urging delegates to translate reforms into resonant ward-level stories amid opposition attacks.
