norabenok :

Good good, Rochas Okorocha and his gigantic and ultramodern projects in the capital city, Owerri. But videoman, your video denoted: Okigwe/Orlu stadiums under construction. Do Okigwe and Orlu now share the same stadium? Or is that a case of the more you look out for real development projects in any of the two cities, the less you see?

Abagworo:

I pity Okigwe as it seems they are getting the least of attention in this regime. The video is actually a tip of the iceberg when compared with reality on ground as I've witnessed in my previous visits to Imo State. Now we can imagine how Imo will be if he continues at this pace for 6 years like other Governors.

IGBO-SON:
The man's trying sha. But i'd like to see a much more comprehensive video of what he's done; not this quick fire flick that compresses everything into 3 minutes.

Anyone know the progress of work on those big projects (hotels and shopping mall i think) that he talked of, and of which some were launched last year?

marting from a recent showdown with the Imo state government over the illegal acquisition of the Area K communal land, indigenes of Amawom community in Owerri Municipal council Thursday took to the streets of Owerri again protesting yet another illegal acquisition of their land, the Ekwema Boulevard behind the NNPC filling station, by the Imo state government. The community which was led by their community leaders, one of which is a former Council Chairman, Mr. Macdonald Ebere, marched the streets of Owerri dressed in all black attires carrying a mock coffin to convey their grievances. According to a community leader, Oguike Ugbaja, the Amawom people are pressed for space and barely have enough land for their children to build their homes. The Ekwema Boulevard land had been in court since the previous administration under Chief Ikedi Ohakim and the community had made it abundantly clear to the government that they were not interested in compensation or selling the land which was part of the reasons the matter is still in court.  According to him, “the government against all entreaty, went behind the community leaders to deal with an individual, one Justin Emenyonu who is said to have paid N4.5m by the government on behalf of so called land owners. We had told the government that our position is to wait for the court ruling but before we knew what was happening the government moved into the land and commenced construction work on what is said to be a shopping complex. And this we view as an invasion and an assault on our rights.” On Mr. Justin Emenyonu who is alleged to have collected N4.5m from the Government, the community said Justin and his family have since been ostracized from the community for his alleged betrayal. The mock coffin paraded by the community has the name of Justin Emenyonu written boldly on it. Some of the placards brandished by the protesters read: “Our lands are not for personal aggrandizement”, “Okorocha, we do not want your compensation!”, “Owelle let the court decide what becomes of the land”, and “We cannot continue to be tenants in our own lands”.  When contacted, the Information Officer in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Planning, one Mrs. Vivian Okafor declined comment and refused to take repeated calls put to her mobile phone. A text message to her, inquiring the position of their ministry on the matter was not replied.

Abagworo:


http://crimefacts.org/again-owerri-community-stage-massive-protestaccuses-okorocha-of-illegal-acquisition-of-communal-land/



I snipped some of the video highlights as well.

chino11: This is Tony Ezenna Road @ prestigious Onitsha Harbour. Anambra state government named its after your son who invest billions of naira in Anambra. This road leads to his plant, one can even see the massive Orange Drugs facility/plant down the road.

fagin1982: Ohakim replies Rochas: ‘I left N13.5bn for completion of Oguta Wonder Lake project’

Former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedim Ohakim has said out of the N18billion bond obtained from the capital market and tied to the construction of the Oguta Wonderlake Resort, N13.5billion was left behind by his administration for the completion of the project.

In the wake of the highly publicised plans by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State to probe Ohakim, more disturbing revelations are finding their way to public domain. Apparently unmoved, the former governor of the state made the disclosure yesterday during the public presentation of the book, “Democracy by military tanks” written by Dr. Ethelbert Okere.

He tasked Governor Rochas Okorocha on transparency and integrity. Ohakim stated that out of the N18billion bond obtained from the capital market and tied to the construction of the Oguta Wonderlake Resort, N13.5billion was left behind by his administration for the completion of the project. Said he: “Last week when I paid a visit to the site of the Oguta Wonderlake Resort, I was shocked to find the place overgrown by weeds and the N13.5billion no where to be found.”

He informed the audience that a similar project was started by Governor Godswill Akpabio’s predecessor, yet Akpabio completed it and the same facility had given work to over 3000 natives of the state. “Landmark projects and initiatives must not be allowed to suffer on the altar of primitive politics.” The book presentation was well attended by political bigwigs, royal fathers and women groups in the state. DAILYSUN

Ikengawo: Fake.


anyways, as a former rochas fan im completely disappointed by this primitive political whorelet.
Imo should have surpassed so many states by now, sadly, Ohakim did more than this guy.

IGBO-SON:
A quick video of Owerri. I'm impressed with the little shown....looks like a nice neighbourhood, with the grass verges looking well maintained and the road smooth and tidy; though all jobs should be finished to a high standard as well!

Nice one Rochas!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpMNJdYmrXA

Video courtesy of Nwa Ehilegbu

eaglechild: Rochas appears to be running a fraudulent populist government.
All contracts are awarded to untested companies who carry out substandard jobs.

In a bid to appear people oriented, he makes funny decisions which end up putting him in trouble.
Then he comes up to defend himself with inarticulate verbosity.

Imo is the richest south east state in terms of federal allocation, yet as compact as Owerri is, he finds it difficult to use top of the range contractors to execute projects.
What you see are random bulldozers grading roads haphazardly.
Disproportionately large roundabouts that are abandoned halfway,
Fancy street lights with suboptimal functionality,
NO real capital project.
When you see govts constructing 2 storey buildings in strategic locations in the name of schools and painting them every now and then, it just reeks of fraud to me.
These are the sort of projects designed to win over gullible people, while the major immediate needs that require heavy govt funds like rural and urban roads etc are neglected.

eaglechild:
Imo is the richest south east state in terms of federal allocation, yet as compact as Owerri is, he finds it difficult to use top of the range contractors to execute projects.

Abagworo:

I don't know where you people get this wrong impression of Owerri being compact in land mass. Google earth can help clarify things and end this baseless claims of Owerri being compact. In the East only Aba, Port-Harcourt and Enugu are significantly larger than Owerri in land mass. Maybe population is not dense but the metropolis is large enough.

eaglechild:
None of the impressive roads shown above was done by Rochas.

eaglechild:
None of the impressive roads shown above was done by Rochas.

eaglechild:
None of the impressive roads shown above was done by Rochas.

Afam4eva:
the thread is about Imo state and not Rochas.

Abagworo:

Lol! Can you show us the picture of those same places in 2011? Wetheral-Aba Road bypass is a completely fresh project with bridge across Otamiri River and was started and completed by Rochas administration. I can also show you the looks of Wetheral Road as recently as 2012. I already showed that of Amaigbo road in Orlu.

eaglechild:
That is exactly my point.
These roads he did are sub par.
Notice that Afam was commenting on the concord boulevard which was not done by Rochas.
I carefully chose the word impressive.

eaglechild:
None of the impressive roads shown above was done by Rochas.
Compared to the allocation he is receiving, he has done nothing impressive.
Owerri is compact, which other town do you hope to compared it to Nnewi or Okigwe?