A senior chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has warmly welcomed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Imo State ahead of the President’s official visit on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. In a press statement, Senator Araraume commended the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda, praising it as a transformative framework that is positively reshaping Nigeria’s development. “President Tinubu has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to national progress through his Renewed Hope Agenda,” Araraume stated. · Grassroots Empowerment: The direct funding of local governments from the federation account, a landmark move for decentralized development. He expressed his confidence that the visit would deepen the President’s connection with Imo’s grassroots communities while heralding a new era of developments and opportunities for the South East.