Okigwe Hails Ohakim Over Roads
As construction work commences in earnest on six urban roads in okigwe, people of the area has extolled Governor Ikedi Ohakim for awarding the contract.
Addressing journalists who monitored the exercise, a community leader and reknown chartered accountant, Mr Eugene Ike, native of Umueze Village said the on-going project has further butteressed Governor Ohakim’s Governor Ohakim’s love for their people and his sincerity of purpose to transform the entire state.
According to Mr. Ike who supported Okigwe Council Chairman in re-branding the ‘Itu Aka Okigwe festival’, Governor Ohakim apart from awarding contract for the roads and executing laudable development projects in the area, has favoured them through appointment of an Umueze son as the permanent Secretary, Secondary Education Management Board(SEMB).
He pledge their unflinching support for him, adding that they will reciprocate the gesture by strategizing in conformity with the council chairman whom he praised for revitalizing Okigwe’s moribund infrastructural and comatose commence state, in delivering the Governor and People’s Democratic Party(PDP) candidates in April polls.
Contributing, Prince Christian Maduabuchi Atuegbu(Atus Incorporated) of Ubahu Community spoke glowingly of Governor Ohakim whom he described as a pragmatic and millennium-complaint servant leader who has proved his competence and ability to steer Imo’s ship of state to the promised land, beyond reasonable doubt.
He maintained that the roads on completion will further elevate the state capital status of the city and reposition her effectively to clinch to the position whenever the creation of the proposed Ugwuaku State becomes a reality.
He extolled Okigwe council boss, Chief Ezekwem for building lock-up shops along mechanic village road, express road motor park, including Eke Okigwe and Abakpa markets and assured that Okigwe traders and the entire citizenry will vote massively for PDP.