Quality Assurance, The EMEKA IHEDIOHA Example

In the past seven years of the APGA cum APC administration in Imo State, one of the greatest challenges of the state has remained the inability of its leadership to appreciate and deliver quality projects to its people. Roads built in the last seven years have been reconstructed more than 10 times and yet, the end to the challenge is not in sight. School buildings which should be adjudged as one of the safest places for its nature of sheltering children are today very unsafe to even adults. The reason for this sad situation is not farfetched. The present government led by Rochas Okorocha is a government that pays no attention to details. When a governor is only interested in percentage, then the state suffers. There is no proper award of contracts to known contractors, all we have are food is ready contractors who are willing to negotiate and bring of the lager percentage for the Oga’s at the top.

However, the write up today is not to expose the already exposed challenges but to proffer solution to it by presenting a man who has impeccable record of quality assurance in leadership. To those who may not know the man Ihedioha, Ihedioha is a man of quality, a man who will place Imo at the center just like states like Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Ebonyi, Gombe, Lagos, Cross River, Sokoto, and others are being mentioned today when ever the urge for tourism comes to ones mind. While serving as a member of the house, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha used the period in question to show how qualitative his leadership will be when voted in as the State governor come 2019. Today, one of the gateways to Imo State for those living in Rivers State and beyond is the Okpala Igwiritta Road, which was facilitated by Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha. Mere looking at the road, one will have no doubt than to appreciate the efforts of a man who at all times stands out for the best. A quality road, with road signs, super drainage system and all kinds of aesthetics for the pleasure of the road users.

The famous Mbaise ring road is also another significant project of the Ihedioha era of quality leadership. The 59 kilometer road which cuts across Ogbo Uvuru, Amuzu, Nri, Umuoda, Ife, Amumara, Itu, Afo Oru, and several other communities offers one another opportunity to rate Ihedioha as the Primus inter pares for Ndi Imo come 2019. The quality of construction on the said road can not be found anywhere in the State or compared with any road built by the Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s administration. The Umuhu Okwuato, Ibeku Road, the Enyiogwugwu, Mbutu, Uvuru, Chokoneze link roads, the Uvuru,Uwuohiagu, Airport Road, the Ahiara Junction Roundabout, Okpala junction, Alulu Road, just to mention but a very few goes a long way to show the level of commitment to leadership already displayed by Chief Emeka Ihedioha. The significant thing about some of these roads is that they were built in his first and second tenure. While they are still solid and strong for road users, those built and even reconstructed in the last 7 years are all seeking for help. Ihedioha must be commended for not being a man of “project percentage”. He must be commended for being a man of quality project delivery. The implication of project percentage is that you will end up reducing the quality of the work to be delivered to the people.

Ihedioha’s mantra of REBUILDING IMO is therefore apt and timely. The major challenges of taking over power from Rochas is not the election in 2019. The greater challenge is knowing what to do after the election. Putting the round pegs in the round holes, doting the I’s appropriately and crossing the T’s neatly. The job requires an experienced administrator, a leadership physician who will know the best drug to apply at the sight of every single patient. A leadership physician who will use technocrats to work for Ndi Imo. A leadership physician who is not greedy. A leadership physician who will not be carried away by the office, Ihedioha has served the nation in a capacity of its No 6 citizen, for him the concern is project delivery to the people and not the bravado of being a Governor.

Ndi Imo should take advantage of the 2019 election by voting in a leader they can trust, a leader who will serve them with true sense of sincerity. A leader who will not steal their money, a Leader who is compassionate and a leader who has the capacity to change the narratives of our State, Imo. Ihedioha is the answer, he has been tried and he never failed. He has been tested and he is trusted, Ihedioha is the answer to the strong agenda of “REBUILDING IMO”.