GOVERNOR OKOROCHA SPEAKS ON CERTAIN GOVERNMENT’S POLICIES & ACTIONS

Following the petition by the leaders of the organized labour in the state, that the government has not been carrying them along in recent time with regard to some of its actions and policies, the governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has directed that a new committee made up of five members of the organized labour and four representatives of the government be constituted immediately to ensure that the issues raised in the petition are addressed.

The governor also informed Imo people in particular and the general public that the August salary of workers in the state has been paid. In other words, the state government does not, at the moment, owe any outstanding salary.

For this reason, the governor warned some of the workers who parade rumours of non-payment of salaries only to shy away from their responsibilities to desist from such irresponsible act.

The governor equally commended workers in the state who have keyed into the Agriculture policy of the state government and urged all the workers in the state to take advantage of the Federal Government’s multi-billion naira agric loan under the Anchor Browers programme without further delay. The governor stated that the Joint Committee of Labour leaders and government’s representatives would mediate in the exercise.

Again, the governor will be leveraging on the Amnesty programme to receive militants who have been fighting as avengers and so on, in the Ohaji/Egbema area of the state who have decided to embrace peace, at the Government House Owerri on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 by 11am, where they would also drop their weapons. These are militants who have been blowing pipelines and making the people of Ohaji/Egbema having sleepless nights until the governor decided to take the pull by the horn.

The governor has therefore called on other Avengers or militants operating across the nation to also drop their guns and embrace peace in the overall interest of the nation and the citizenry.

Governor Okorocha also commended the contractor that handled the Tunnel at the Concord Junction called Ikemba Ojukwu Tunnel, for doing a good job and explained that the heavy rains have been the reason for the somewhat water log being experienced at the tunnel once it rains heavily. He said the contractor has gone back to take care of that.

The governor also announced that Imo State and whatever that is in it belong to God and not to any deity or ghost and advised those talking about deities or ghosts owing our market or any other establishment in the state to stop such uncivilized claims against the state.

The first citizen of the state equally appealed to Imo people to do away with the spirits of hate and bitterness, and have the spirits of love and peace and appealed to churches to always preach peace and love for one another instead of dabbling into politics that has already done a lot of harm to some churches and priests.

On Ekeukwu market, the governor reiterated the government’s resolve to ensure the relocation of the market to a more comfortable place using every legal means available and the essence is to achieve the government’s urban renewal programme, fix Douglas road and other adjourning roads, establish a model shopping mall and health centre, and all these will invariably raise the values of all the properties around the place. He then urged all and sundry to support the lofty idea of relocating the market.

The governor remarked that in line with his campaign promise since 2011, to take government to the grassroot by decentralizing power, the State Development Councils (SDC) will soon be inaugurated. And the SDC will carry out government’s functions and take official actions on behalf of the government including payment of salaries and pensions, and handling of projects to achieve the governor’s enviable desire to make the wards extensively feel the impact of government.

Sam Onwuemeodo
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.

When your poorly constructed tunnel and drainage is killing innocent citizens that voted for you.

Rochas, Big time flop.
I expected more from your administration.
What are your signature projects and your signature policies.

Rochas, you are a great disappointment to Imolites. Shame to you for destroying imo state and the good roads the past governors built

rochas is a real fool. that man deserves Death he has successfully destroyed imo state