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Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by AerialMapper: 11:36am On Sep 18, 2020
Imo people be careful oo!

The tyrant Supreme Court Governor has promulgated a law that allows him to detain anyone at his pleasure for as long as he likes at his pleasure at any location of his choosing

No talk say i no warn una ooo

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Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by Roguesinpower: 11:51am On Sep 18, 2020
Mbaka is a foolish man , hope a lunatic. Owing people left and right .

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Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by Chynwe(f): 12:02pm On Sep 18, 2020
Hopeless Hope.The most useless Supreme Court Governor. This man just passed a stupid law that anyone who abuses him will be imprisoned pending on when he releases the person.
With the non payment of pensions and salaries,bad roads and all form of bad governance I can only conclude that this slowpoke of a Governor is doomed.Your day of reckoning is here

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Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by elimsun(m): 12:14pm On Sep 18, 2020
money121:
Ok
UNPAID Debt which kain English be this one...
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by JohnOkolo: 12:17pm On Sep 18, 2020
[quote author=AlexReports post=94042444]SO SAD!!! Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts. (Photos)

Aggrieved members of Imo State Registered Contractors yesterday protested over the non-payment of over N4.2 billion owed them by the Imo State Government.

The contractors, who protested in front of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja, said that they were awarded contracts by the immediate past governor of Imo STATE, Rt Hon. Emeka Ihedioha to execute a number of projects such as renovation of schools, construction of new schools (primary schools and junior secondary schools) before the administration was sacked by the Supreme Court. But Senator Hope Uzodinma, who succeeded him, pleaded with the contractors to continue their projects, a development that persuaded them to borrow money from their banks to complete the projects.

Some of the placards read: "Banks and financial institutions have taken over our property", "Save our property from creditors", "Contractors are dying of starvation", Interests on loans are piling," etc.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Chairman of the contractors, Honourable Williams Ejiakor, said that the contractors protested in front of UBEC, because the commission is a major stakeholder and having supervised and released its own counterpart funds, the commission should prevail on the Imo State Government to pay them.

“We renovated schools, built new schools---primary schools and junior secondary schools. We have 261 renovations and new buildings, as well as 23 boreholes and desks. The contract was awarded by the immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha. We did the jobs on January 14, 2020. When the new governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma came on board, he made a nationwide broadcast on January 16, 2020, and urged us to go back to site and finish our jobs. We obliged him, only to be told in March when some of us had finished our jobs that he was not going to pay.

"The annoying part of it is that the fund for this job is domiciled in Owerri branch of Zenith Bank. Our members are suffering. We can no longer pay our bills. We lost one of our members three week ago, because she could not afford to pay her medical bills.

"So, we have come to Abuja to seek help from UBEC as a senior partner in this matter to prevail on Imo State Government to pay us our money, because a worker deserves his wages. Those jobs followed all known due processes, ” he said.

According to Ejiakor, UBEC has advised the governor to pay them, but the governor is insisting that he would not pay for contracts awarded by Emeka Ihedioha.

“The management of UBEC has advised the state government to pay us. Why he has refused to pay is what I don’t know. Most of us borrowed money from banks, and the interest is piling every day. We lost a woman three weeks ago. We are appealing to Senator Hope Uzodinma to temper justice with mercy and pay us our money. We did not commit any crime by working for the state. Government is a continuum,” the chairman noted.

So sad for them cause they are all Stupid and Beggars

Go to the court and get Justice and learn to have better agreement next time
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by Cmanforall: 12:42pm On Sep 18, 2020
AlexReports:
SO SAD!!! Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts. (Photos)

Aggrieved members of Imo State Registered Contractors yesterday protested over the non-payment of over N4.2 billion owed them by the Imo State Government.

The contractors, who protested in front of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja, said that they were awarded contracts by the immediate past governor of Imo STATE, Rt Hon. Emeka Ihedioha to execute a number of projects such as renovation of schools, construction of new schools (primary schools and junior secondary schools) before the administration was sacked by the Supreme Court. But Senator Hope Uzodinma, who succeeded him, pleaded with the contractors to continue their projects, a development that persuaded them to borrow money from their banks to complete the projects.

Some of the placards read: "Banks and financial institutions have taken over our property", "Save our property from creditors", "Contractors are dying of starvation", Interests on loans are piling," etc.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Chairman of the contractors, Honourable Williams Ejiakor, said that the contractors protested in front of UBEC, because the commission is a major stakeholder and having supervised and released its own counterpart funds, the commission should prevail on the Imo State Government to pay them.

We renovated schools, built new schools---primary schools and junior secondary schools. We have 261 renovations and new buildings, as well as 23 boreholes and desks. The contract was awarded by the immediate past governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha. We did the jobs on January 14, 2020. When the new governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma came on board, he made a nationwide broadcast on January 16, 2020, and urged us to go back to site and finish our jobs. We obliged him, only to be told in March when some of us had finished our jobs that he was not going to pay.

"The annoying part of it is that the fund for this job is domiciled in Owerri branch of Zenith Bank.
Our members are suffering. We can no longer pay our bills. We lost one of our members three week ago, because she could not afford to pay her medical bills.

"So, we have come to Abuja to seek help from UBEC as a senior partner in this matter to prevail on Imo State Government to pay us our money, because a worker deserves his wages. Those jobs followed all known due processes, ” he said.

According to Ejiakor, UBEC has advised the governor to pay them, but the governor is insisting that he would not pay for contracts awarded by Emeka Ihedioha.

“The management of UBEC has advised the state government to pay us. Why he has refused to pay is what I don’t know. Most of us borrowed money from banks, and the interest is piling every day. We lost a woman three weeks ago. We are appealing to Senator Hope Uzodinma to temper justice with mercy and pay us our money. We did not commit any crime by working for the state. Government is a continuum,” the chairman noted.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yTUuLI0BE

https://nollytvafrica.com/2020/09/18/so-sad-imo-contractors-protest-over-unpaid-debts-photos-video/

Their interest is in the money and they have information where it is ...

How long was Ihedioha in office?
Did they actually execute the job?
Where are the schools located?
At least pictures can help.
Moreover, it will paint the image of the governor well if he's working on educational projects


But which contractor in present day Nigeria will build over 200 schools within this short time undecided

I find this people as mere political contractors trying to cash out on States fund.

They didn't protest in their state... at least people that are benefiting in the schools (if it was actually built) would have joined in the protest.
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by ZooOga: 12:58pm On Sep 18, 2020
Dem should go see AGF Malami and presents dey contracts.

Justice will be served. Maybe. wink

Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by Always82: 1:07pm On Sep 18, 2020
Mozegee.l don't really understand you.as a serminarian.pls let me ask you.why before?mbaka is far better than you because he started his own seminary and ended it and became a reveren and you only God no what happened but all you say is that you are a former why? Because you and HOPE UZODIMA.are disame.pls is your name Hope?
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by Nizguy(m): 1:56pm On Sep 18, 2020
And yet they haven't completed the primary school in my community. As a matter of fact, the roofing has been removed. I hope the contractor in charge of this primary is not also protesting?
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by 1manuel(m): 3:00pm On Sep 18, 2020
Ah swear I'm ashamed of hailing from that state
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by Eastlink(m): 4:57pm On Sep 18, 2020
Igbochief001:
Why should an Igbo man believe in Nigeria , just tell me
Because of PDP or what? You people spoiling the name of Uzodimma should be careful. Don't drag Ibos into your stupidity. I won't be surprised if all of you crying more than the bereaved are from the same place with Ihedioha. Shame on all of you.
Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by kane10(m): 8:56pm On Sep 18, 2020
Hope uzodimma, has not been paying workers salaries oo... Let everyone hear this especially local government workers, the health workers in orlu LGA are been owned 5mths salaries nw... This is true!!!

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Re: Imo Contractors Protest Over Unpaid Debts (Photos, Video) by kikake: 11:11pm On Sep 18, 2020
Who pays the contractors?


Build Owerri to their tastes - that’s the preoccupation of gov Uzodinma and his Works Commissioner, Ralph Nwosu.
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