As Governor Rochas Okorocha celebrates yet another birthday, however, I wish to use this medium to remind him of his campaign promises to the communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. Early last year, the governor promised among other things to provide electricity and fix the deplorable roads in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of the state. As I write this, that electricity project has been abandoned in Awarra – Assa communities with no sign that work would resume soon, so has the road project in Awarra leading to Omoku in Rivers State. Strikingly, these long neglected communities are the ones that bear oil and gas deposits in the local government which makes the state a beneficiary of the 13 per cent derivation fund meant for oil producing states in the country. The major roads into almost all the communities in Ohaji/Egbema such as the Adapalm Road and the Umuapu end of the Owerri- Port Harcourt Expressway are no longer motorable. In fact, those roads have become an eyesore and conveyor belt of sorrow and pain. I couldn’t believe it when I got on that portion of the road at Umuapu having journeyed from Awarra the other day. As stated earlier, it is quite unfortunate that one of the two local governments that make Imo an oil producing state is being neglected this way by successive governments in Imo State. The case is at its worst in Awarra – Assa communities where three oil and gas companies operate since the 1970s yet the people cannot boast of electricity, good roads and health care facilities. It might not be out of place to believe that every administration in Imo State has a deliberate agenda to neglect and starve the goose that lays the golden egg of the opportunity to partake in development. There’s no reason for the Umuapu road not to be fixed by the Okorocha government even if it is a federal road, as they say, as soon as possible to alleviate the sufferings of those using it. There’s no reason also for the Awarra – Assa communities to still be in darkness in this time and with no hospital to treat ailments caused by oil and gas exploration activities in the area. This is one neglect Okorocha must bring to an end immediately, if it is not a state policy by his government to neglect oil communities of Imo State.

Mtcheew,keep dreaming...how do u think a man as wicked as owing pensioners over 20 months and 9 months pension will remember road....better you guys ask him to give u a Lga chairman who will get good contractors and utilize the councils revenue to construct roads n fix the electricity...because if rochas build road for you....my brother na one year life span

kingsmecca:
As Governor Rochas Okorocha celebrates yet another birthday,
however, I wish to use this medium to remind him of his
campaign promises to the communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local
Government Area of Imo State.
Early last year, the governor promised among other things to
provide electricity and fix the deplorable roads in Ohaji/Egbema
LGA of the state. As I write this, that electricity project has been
abandoned in Awarra – Assa communities with no sign that work
would resume soon, so has the road project in Awarra leading to
Omoku in Rivers State.
Strikingly, these long neglected communities are the ones that
bear oil and gas deposits in the local government which makes
the state a beneficiary of the 13 per cent derivation fund meant for
oil producing states in the country.
The major roads into almost all the communities in Ohaji/Egbema
such as the Adapalm Road and the Umuapu end of the Owerri-
Port Harcourt Expressway are no longer motorable. In fact, those
roads have become an eyesore and conveyor belt of sorrow and
pain. I couldn’t believe it when I got on that portion of the road at
Umuapu having journeyed from Awarra the other day.
As stated earlier, it is quite unfortunate that one of the two local
governments that make Imo an oil producing state is being
neglected this way by successive governments in Imo State. The
case is at its worst in Awarra – Assa communities where three oil
and gas companies operate since the 1970s yet the people cannot
boast of electricity, good roads and health care facilities.
It might not be out of place to believe that every administration in
Imo State has a deliberate agenda to neglect and starve the goose
that lays the golden egg of the opportunity to partake in
development.
There’s no reason for the Umuapu road not to be fixed by the
Okorocha government even if it is a federal road, as they say, as
soon as possible to alleviate the sufferings of those using it.
There’s no reason also for the Awarra – Assa communities to still
be in darkness in this time and with no hospital to treat ailments
caused by oil and gas exploration activities in the area.
This is one neglect Okorocha must bring to an end immediately, if
it is not a state policy by his government to neglect oil
communities of Imo State.

Op, You are expecting Rochas to fulfil a campaign promise? Wow! You must be a learner?

The OP should get his facts right. Emperor Okorocha has without doubt fulfilled the promises he made to all imolites. All they need do, when hungry, in despair, in the dilapidated health centres, make use of the bad and dangerous roads, is look up at the BILLBOARD of their governor shaking the hand of President Obama and all will be well. OP please get your facts right.

In Iran, they have on the billboard an inflammatory poster of President Obama and their President at a discussion table, and their reward is a nuclear deal which they hold all the aces, but over here a govenor has in his state a billboard of him shaking hands with President Obama and his reward is NOTHING. This is why GEJ will remain the smartest President ever.