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Rescue Mission For Rochas By Professor Edward Oparaoji



Posted: August 12, 2011 - 01:18

By Edward Oparaoji

The euphoria that greeted the expulsion of Ikedi Ohakim from and the election of Rochas Okorocha to the Douglas House Owerri,  Imo State, on May 29, 2011, has quickly fizzled out. Replaced with bewilderment, astonishment and disbelief emerged, as Imolites watch Rochas self destruct. I was unable to find any record of any leader that has sunk so precipitously in popularity, in so short a time - Not even by the standards of the dictatorships he appears to mimic!

Rochas can only blame himself, because he came into office with a tremendous amount of goodwill – which is rare in today’s Nigeria’s political space. His problem is that he has failed to recognize when campaigning stopped and actual governing started. If he had known the difference between those two exercises, he would have selected his advisers with effective governance in mind. They, in turn, would have advised him on how better to handle the bungled issues of the 10,000 jobs he panned; the firing of the “elected” local government chairmen; his brazen interference with management of educational, town unions and traditional rulers’ institutions; the obsession with battling the legacy of Ohakim; the ill-conceived appointment of his minions “otimkpus” (Praise Singers) as advisers for everything that exists; assigning key commissionership position to his fugitive Deputy Governor;  taking delight in delaying payment of wages; and ignoring the decaying infrastructures, high unemplyment and capping all with the abuse of due process. The list goes on.

There is a saying that, “you never know what you have until you lose it”, but I never believed it would ever apply to Ohakim (at least not this soon), but Rochas has managed to prove me wrong. His actions and inactions have started to make Ohakim look quite good to Imolites, who now express nostalgia for Ohakim’s tenure. A case is in point is the appearance of Owerri. Why would Rochas allow Owerri, the seat of government, to deteriorate so quickly? At some point, during Ohakim's reign, most of us took it for granted that Owerri was clean, and failed to give enough credit to whom it was due. Thanks to Rochas we now know it actually took efforts by Ohakim’s administration to keep Owerri relatively clean. Rochas, unintentionally, is succeeding in rehabilitating Ohakim’s image, a feat Ohakim was unable to accomplish for himself during his 4 years in office. 

Imolites seem to be saying mea culpa with their massive pageant-like turn out, to welcome Prof. (Mrs.) Viola Onwuliri (Ohakim’s running mate during the 2011 gubernatorial election), as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, as well as Ohakim, during their recent separate visits to Imo State, respectively.
 

Rochas’ performance so far can be summarized as “visible with little substance”. He appears to be way out of his league and needs a rescue mission already.  As an Imolite interested in the welfare of Imo State, my advise would be, ‘strike the rod while still hot!”, focus on collaborative and not confrontational initiatives. Time is running, there is no second chance for a good first impression.
Prof. Edward Oparaoji,

This man is crying here because he lost out in Rochas govt. Imolites should beware of him.

Imo recovers N567m looted funds

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News Thursday, August 11, 2011

BY CHIDI NKWOPARA

OWERRI – Imo State Government has recovered N567 million public funds stashed into private accounts in the past nine years.

The Commissioner for Finance, Deacon Chuks Okafor, said this in an interview with newsmen, adding that the recovery was part of the administration's rescue mission agenda.

He said: "This was made possible through useful information by some members of the public. The funds so far recovered have been deposited into government coffers and would be used to procure more security vehicles as directed by Governor Rochas Okorocha."

Okafor reiterated government's determination to recover its property illegally acquired by unauthorised persons, adding that "with the current verification in ministries and local councils , government is sure to save more money."





http://odili.net/news/source/2011/aug/11/303.html

Maybe, the Prof's syphoning pipe must have been blocked by this exercise, hence the mudslinging.

@ Topic,
I'm not Impressed.
His counterpart in Abia State has created over 450,000 jobs
Even Uduaghan in Delta has executed more than 1500 projects in the last 3 months.

Just give Rochas a chance. I'm convinced that he is going to make a positive impact.

OP does not feature on NL for long now. Who knows of his whereabouts?

You are welcome. Expecting your freebies.

Don't mind him

Why do that?

Ibo people with their lies and delusions sha. Must you people lie about everything?

Law have mercy. Lmao

My friend, do not doubt everything in Nigeria. Rochas is one of the few Govs who will make the difference in their states in the current dispensastion. From the little I know about him, he is one who see leadership as service to the people and not self. So, please, give him a chance.

I think Gov Jang is one of the performing Govs in Nigeria. Since he came into office as Gov, he has not disappointed his people in rendering dividends of democracy. He is also very prudent in the use of state resources, no looting and no foreign bank accounts.

I believe the appointment of his son as adviser is in good fate and in the best interest of the state.

^^^I will spank your something something something o.

Na only photocopy? He even laminated it before pasting it on NL.

lol

Where? In amirror?

Wrong confirmation!

Goldie/emeka/pkasso

Haba, my dear Learned one. Are you just angry at the existence of Sharia court  in Nigeria or you sincerely desire a Christian court?

"The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation with an expectation that they can make it work or make it better."

-- Barbara Pletcher, author

Brain waves 401.

Ah ah aaaahhh. Ojukwu is dead. No, he is not dead. Which one are we to believe now? Na wa o. Sha, Whichever way, I wish him the best.

See your war face. Abeg o.

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Pension Fund as directed by PENCOM is not meant to favour the poor workers.You need to meet any worker who has served 35 years and see  what PENCOM is paying him as monthly pension. You will weep for nigerian workers. Don't mind the leadership of NLC telling you that PENCOM is the best thing that has ever happened to Nigerian workers. They are just drunk with the bribe given to them by PENCOM and the Pension Fund Administrators.

Do you blame the military who are agitating to be exempted from the PENCOM scheme? The scheme is pure FRAUD.

"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

Benjamin Franklin

A man must live according to his belief. Whether he wins or not, a lesson has been learnt by both the victor and the vanquished.

Adieu, the IKEMBA of Nnewi.