the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has ordered reinstatement of former Heartland coach, Christian Obi as the head coach of the NPFL side. In a meeting with the Commissioner of Sports, Emeka Okoronkwo, the Governor ordered that Christian Obi should be returned as Technical Adviser. Obi helped Heartland gained promotion from the Nigeria National League last season without a defeat but failed to win a single match in 9 appearances in the NPFL. To this end, in November, 2023, he was asked to leave and replaced with Kennedy Boboye. Under the new coach Boboye, the team have started picking points aiming at leaving the relegation waters but it remains to be seen how this new development will affect the performance of the players.