Imoke said this in Calabar while speaking to young entrepreneurs at the Bridge Leadership Foundation’s (TBLF) Eighth Career Day.
Imoke, who is the Founder of the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), said he had the privilege as an ordinary man at the age of 30, to run for an elective position through hard work and determination.
He said: “There is nothing special about me. I felt I could run an election at the age of 30.
There was no political profile, no background, no connections… I said I could do things differently, so I got engaged in politics and I had a strong support from a few people, including Clement Ebri, who was the governor and from my wife.
“I was privileged as an ordinary man. There is nothing special about me. I was able to take good opportunities.
I did not even get first class or second class upper. I got was a second class lower, the gentleman’s grade.. I wanted to be remembered for the lives I have affected positively,” Imoke advised.
The keynote speaker, Mr. Tonye Cole, tasked young entrepreneurs to build a network of quality to achieve a better result.
Mr. Paul Nwulu, who spoke on the theme, ‘Youths and Good Governance: The Future we Want’, called on youths to have boundary in their decision-making by stepping out of their comfort zones to make a difference in governance.
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