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This is the road which about 300 used car parts dealers (Ndi-Mgbuka) get to their shops behind Cheshire home, Orlu, as Okorocha govt buids 10-lane streets in Owerri.

nnamdijonathan:
The people of Imo were given the opportunity to express themselves on may 29 on TV and question the governor, why didn't they do that if Okorocha was truly lying about his works in all of Imo state?

You expect say, the teachers and students of Girls Secondary School Orlu should come before the TV and ask Rochas to complete this road to their school scrapped and abandoned since 2013? A contractor spent close to N50 million repairing the 1.6km road, but abandoned.

SoNature:
Prove us wrong; show us multiple pictures of the same pictures you shared earlier

Even if I show you live video of the roads scrapped and abandoned by Okorocha govt in Orlu since 2012, you will say it is lies.
To prove me wrong, come to Orlu and take photos of these places I posted here.

Meanwhile, so far,

windwayltd:
Now you have shifted it to an Innocent person UCHE NWOSU, you are fast sliding into your final destination at any of the roughly completed graves in the cemetery simply to give way for Uche Nwosu and his Gods giving Destiny to shine. Repent or You Perish in hate, Ekwusi gomuoo. Nnaa Nti is made for hearing.

You mean Uche Nwosu, the chap from Nkwerre lga who wants to succeed Gov Okorocha?

Okorocha destroyed Nwosu's chances at Orlu area due to Okorocha's hostilities to Orlu area.

His lga even rejected Okorocha in 2011, voted for Ohakim. Orlu Municipal made Okorocha become governor through massive votes that enabled Okorocha front Ohakim for supplementary elections. We hoped then that Okorocha would narrow the bludgeoning development gap between Owerri and Orlu. But Okorocha did his worse against Orlu.

windwayltd:
You had a stroke in 2011 and in 2015 you nearly entered mortuary hmmm in 2019 your final bedroom will be in the cemetery all because you hate Any thing OKOROCHA. Now you have shifted it to an Innocent person UCHE NWOSU, you are fast sliding into your final destination at any of the roughly completed graves in the cemetery simply to give way for Uche Nwosu and his Gods giving Destiny to shine. Repent or You Perish in hate, Ekwusi gomuoo. Nnaa Nti is made for hearing.

You responded to my photo of dilapidated Umusassa road in Orlu.

What has this your response got to do with my take which you quoted? Are you sane at all?

SoNature:
Chineke!

Nnamdijonathan has raised a good point. Mandax, when was the last time you visited the same Orlu you always say has been abandoned?

I bet it was in 2012

Nwanne, change.

Go home and see the good things happening in your home

Fcccuckoff. I am reporting from Orlu right now.

Since I was born, I have never seen Umuna Road at the centre of Orlu without asphalt. But last February, Okorocha govt came and scrapped the road, it has remained without asphalt since then. Imagine scrapping the asphalt on Wethrel Road Owerri since February.

@nnamdijonathan

Imo state after 43 years of its creation can only boast of Owerri for a modern place, blind people like you give impetus to governors who do window dressing development of Owerri, you praise them, while they disappear with funds that should have gone for development of rest of the 25 lgas of Imo state outside Owerri. Get bleeped by a monster.

nnamdijonathan:
That picture made me laugh. I only want you to go to Orlu and see the good works of Okorocha and compare what's on ground in 2018 with what were on ground in 2011 before you conclude that Orlu was neglected

You know you are not telling the truth. You know you are one of those who have made Rochas Okorocha a detested governor in his own state by feeding him false information, and feeding the public false information about achievements of Rochas.
What makes you think I shall come here to tell lies about Rochas deeds and misdeeds as governor of Imo state?

Most unimaginable: Successive govts of Imo state and private individuals and organisations must have invested close to 15 billion to establish this Imo state University Teaching Hospital in Orlu.

The road to the teaching Hospital has remained dilapidated since Rochas Okorocha became governor till today. Even the main access road to the hospital from Nkwume junction on Owerri-Orlu road was scrapped since 2012 and abandoned till today.
What manner of state governor would do that?

nnamdijonathan asked: "What of the ongoing construction of an 18 storey hotel in Okigwe of which they have gotten to the 5th floor and are still building?"

This is Orlu's version of the Okigwe Hotel, Princess Hotel.

Foundation stone was laid by then Speaker Uwajumogu for Prince Hotel, Orlu - that's all since then'.

I ask, what governor in his right judgement would build a stadium and Hotel in Okigwe without building similar things in Orlu, given the urbanization and population levels of Okigwe and Orlu?

SoNature:
There are people you just get used to. That guy - sometimes, I think he's Ethereum-enabled Smart Contracts - is one of them

Kindly ignore him

Kindly replace Biafra with Orlu in this photo title.

Your dirty and begrudged mind cannot allow you ignore any body mention Orlu on an Imo state thread.

This is Umusassa Street at the centre of Orlu. Scores of inner streets in Orlu are like this.
Gov Amadi Ikwechegh started to asphalt these streets bu the job was stopped immediately Ikwecjhegh was transfered from Owerri. Udenwa asphalted some of the streets.

Okorocha govt dualized about 5km of existing principal roads in Orlu, placed street lamps on some.

These are the remains of the seats in the old Orlu stadium after 7 years gov Okorocha removed the roofs of the stadium. The floodlights also went disused due to long abandonment. Last year, new roofs not too better than the old roofs were put.

This is the hole dug by Okorocha govt at the centre of Orlu to collect flood water, instead of completing the gutters of Orlu drainage master plan started by former gov. Amadi Ikwechegh.

You lied about stadium in Orlu. You said ongoing work. But work stopped on this Orlu stadium since 2014.

nnamdijonathan:
After watching the IMO state governor media chat which was shown life on Channels TV, the governor was made to tell the people his achievements in the last 7 seven years and there were also pictorial evidences to show the level of transformation that occurred in Imo state. People also asked the governor several questions and all the representative from all the senatorial districts were there to confirm if he was lying or not. From that program, an unbiased and truthful person will know that Okorocha did not marginalize any part of Imo state. There were several projects that were done in Orlu and Okigwe.
The thing I have noticed here is that you don't like Okorocha that is why everything he does annoys you. If you don't have current pictorial evidences to prove to us that the Okorocha neglected other parts of IMO state, you should just get the Bleep out of this trend because you are beginning to sound like a sadist. How can you tell me that you have not seen the new roads constructed in Okigwe and Orlu? The governor constructed up to 50 km of roads in each LG and they were shown in pictures and this one is here blabbing nonsense. What of the 25,000 capacity stadium in Okigwe and the almost completed stadium in Orlu? What of the new markets constructed in Orlu and Okigwe? What of the ongoing construction of an 18 storey hotel in Okigwe of which they have gotten to the 5th floor and are still building? Do you want to tell me that all the over 455 primary and secondary schools which were constructed in Imo state by Okorocha were constructed in only Owerri? what of the 27 general hospitals, were they all constructed also in Owerri? If you want Orlu to look like Owerri, why don't you start by constructing at least 3 hotels in Orlu so that other investors can queue in and continue building casinos and so on, or you also want to tell me that it was Okorocha that constructed all the buildings in Owerri? As I said before, if you don't have recent pictures of Orlu and Okigwe to backup your claims, don't ever criticize Okorocha again and please don't bring back those stupid pictures of Orlu from 2010 and post them here because that is what you have been doing since you started viewing this trend.

Facts and Photos speak louder than propaganda of falsehood. You guys continue to deceive Gov Okorocha till you ease him out of office.

I show you pictures of some of the landmark roads and inner streets (there are scores of them) in Orlu Municipal lga scrapped and abandoned by Okorocha govt since 2012.



This street leads from Orlu Lg HQs roundabout to Carrot Junction on Umuna Street, scrapped since 2012.

Afam4eva:
I'm not saying that development should only be centered in Owerri. I mentioned Owerri because it was where i stayed and know about. it is also the most important town in Imo state and i crave the day when we will have a city to be proud of and i pray Owerri achieved that in this generation.

Govt to build Owerri as a city that IMO PEOPLE shall be proud of:

this is same old deception, parochialism and disingenuous traits.


Fact is : it shall never come to pass when an average Orlu or Okigwe man shall be proud of Owerri as his city while his hometown of Orlu or Okigwe remains abandoned by government as they are now.


Take for example, Orlu where I know better than Owerri:

scores of inner streets crowded by humans are unpaved. The most important roads leading to the international market, to Orlu Girls Secondary School, to TESAC, teaching hospital, used car parts market, etc. have been eyesores for seven years.

After Okorocha finished his Owerri ten lane streets, people thought he would asphalt the two lane inner streets in Orlu and Okigwe.


Enugu state once had this similar problem of one city state as Imo state.

But in 2011, rest of Enugu state conceded the ever wailing Nsukka zone to produce governor for the state.

Since then, Nsukka has been modernised, inner streets asphalted and urban drainage built. Enugu state now boasts of two beautiful cities.


In Imo state, Okorocha was elected for a similar purpose to make Imo state have more cities to be proud of outside Owerri.

Unfortunately, we have seen Okorocha balloon the development gap between Owerri and other towns in Imo state.
Yet some parochial people encourage Okorocha to continue with Imo having only Owerri as the modern spot in Imo state.
Politically, apolitical Rochas Okorocha may pay dearly for his Owerri-only development policy.

Afam4eva:
I just came back from Owerri and this time, i was opportune to comprehensively tour the city as well as some other parts of the state. We were taken to see some ongoing projects by the Governor, Rochas Okorocha, also accompanied by the Inspector General of Police. I visited the Rochas foundation for both African and Nigerian students. I also went to the newly built but ongoing Eastern Palm University. The road, to Orlu/Ideato is completely smooth save for a few spots and i think the Governor has done well in that regard. The police headquarters under construction will be one of the biggest in Nigeria when completed. I also commend the governor for that.

But I think i now have a complete understanding of what the problems in Owerri and Igboland is.

There's a problem of roads in Owerri even in the highbrow or popular areas. Take Control junction for example, there's no reason why that place shoud not have an excellent tarred road considering the fact that it's the gateway to Owerri if you're coming from the Onitsha axis. It's the same story in almost every part of the capital. Even the government house has it's own fair share of bad roads. How much more where you have FUTO and Nekede, especially where you have the poly. The road is extremely bad. Should we talk about Owerri inner streets, that despite the decent buildings have no roads whatsoever.

If any government wants to change Owerri forever, they should just focus on massive road construction in every nook and cranny of the capital.

Read your post again, especially concerning inner city streets. The purpose of your post is for IMSG to asphalt what is left of the inner streets of Owerri. It never occurred to you there are inner streets in Orlu and Okigwe.

You are conveying the falsehood that in Imo state, Owerri is the only town where people live in large numbers, therefore deserves government attention.

But truth is:
if there are about 900,000 inhabitants of Owerri capital territory,

Orlu has about 450,000

Okigwe has about 300,000.

Imo state can't continue to have all its eggs in one Owerri basket, as a most parochial and disingenuous group wants it to continue to have it

Abagworo:
Parts of Okigwe township in view

Glad Gov Okorocha and people like you are now getting our messages that Owerri is not all there is in Imo state.

Glad that Okoorocha is now "coerced" to build something reasonable in Okigwe - this stadium.
That makes it easier for the next governor to cover what Okorocha refused to build in Orlu.

Okorocha has less than 10 months to vacate Govt House. A leader who wears grudge on the face and in the heart does not fail to lose out alas..

windwayltd:
Must youuuuuu criticize Ehh? As an unbiased social critic or Imo state lover you should have Commended Gov. Okorocha for all his infrastructural development in Imo state. Instead of Sharing the money to the same elites who can afford to keep there Children in USA, UK, ABUJA and milk the state dry to always be of the same status decade by decade as it was the case before Okorocha.

Oya Answer These Questions And Get Sense Comm On

1) Were are these Projects located?

5) Were are local council and local Governments located within Imo state or were?
6) As crazy as you think Okorocha is, Do you think that he will just wake up every morning and start spending without a set down program?
7) Mention the most critical issues restricting the state Imo state from accelerated developments and generating higher revenue internally?

Your question No.6.

Answer: In Imo state's annual budget, building FEDERAL prisons and police barracks were not, and could not have been reflected. It's therefore an impeachable offence the use of state funds to build FEDERAL prisons and police barracks.

Question No 5.

The 27 local councils of Imo state are not all located in Owerri capital territory; only 2 to 3 councils are.
Therefore it's a gross violation of government procedures and an impeachable offence, to use allocations meant for the other 24 Lgas to build infrastructure in Owerri capital territory.


Question 7

Answer.
Pipe borne water and good roads all round the state are crucial for economic development of Imo state.

But gov Okorocha does not address these two important subjects.

osusuallstars:
show us their dead bodies. fake news

Only in Nigeria do people post and view dead human bodies online.

Because Fulani has since 1914 made human lives worth little in Nigeria.
Fulani sold the trend of little value for human lives to these Middlebelt people who also performed the most heinous and brutal types of killings of fleeing easterners during the 1966 pogrom in northern Nigeria.

selemempe:
The fulani started it but other sane nigerian tribes will finish it

By the time other saner Nigerians join the Birom and others, Fulani shall return to the Futa Jallon hills in Niger Republic.

Niger Republic was Buhari's first visit to celebrate his election victory in 2015.

Buhari is also set to build a modern rail road to join Niger Republic ftom Kaduna through Daura.

arinzeejikonye:
For the lols

Owelle ikwiri akwi magbii, shi igbiragbi makwii

Ikwikwii magbii, shi igbigbii makwii

Just in,

New concrete fabricated prison, Avu Owerri West.

Credit mazi Abso baba

STATE GOVT USING FEDERAL ALLOCATIONS TO IMO STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN BUILDING FEDERAL PRISONS AND FEDERAL POLICE BARRACKS.

IMO STATE OF ROCHAS OKOROCHA.



See the level GRUDGE and INORDINATE AMBITION
have reduced Rochas Okorocha to.

In the local government areas for which the funds were allocated, people live without common water, live on unpaved streets, no drainage, etc.

Ogbemudia, Oshiomwhole, Bini, long live one Nigeria.


Never see something.

UrbanExotica:
That's why they say always ask for help

Help in a capitalist society with one of the worst public health care systems in Europe? Who will help?

http://www.ktvz.com/news/nigerian-man-gets-15-years-for-irs-tax-return-scheme/756876081


Same stuff.

Kazeem Oluwatosin bags 15 years in Oregon, US for $11 million netted from fraud.

He was planning to build 5 Star Hotels in Lagos before he was apprehended.

frowland:
Boko started with Yaradua not GEJ. Everyother thing you know or think is irrelevant. Now jog on.

Boko Haram was born shortly after the 12 northern Nigeria states adopted unconstitutional Islamic Sharia Criminal Codes.
Boko Haram leaders have consistently said that they are fighting for a territory (perhaps all of Nigeria) to be governed with Islamic Sharia Criminal codes.

madridguy:
Nigeria need prayer.

God is not deaf.

Nigeria is not one country.

RIP to the. dead.

SoNature:
Biko hapum aka.

There are ways rational people discuss issues other than talking about war up and down.

My family lost so much in the civil war, and I will resist any senseless attempt to drag my people into another round of avoidable war.

Go on Vanguard Newspaper or google the well-researched article Senator Ike Ekweremadu wrote about how to pursue freedom.

Read it and sensitize those warmongers.

Our topmost priority should be how to protect our peoples in our local communities from the marauders, not suggesting that there's going to be war.

Some of you guys are overseas suggesting that war is coming in Nigeria...because you won't be affected

You lots don't seem to have learned from the civil war of 1966, so, apparently, you want a repeat of it. Azhigbakwa!

Nigeria is having issues, no doubt, but suggesting that there's an imminent war is something I will definitely resist because war isn't ever going to happen!

As regards Rochas, go through my comments here and see where I hauled him over the coals several times. Yes, my assessment of his administration is objective even though my people aren’t benefiting from his government either.

That said, I firmly believe that Imo is our state, any development in Owerri or anywhere else for that matter is a welcome development.

But you lads from Orlu seem to rant (I am afraid it's true!) the most, forgetting that your people have been in power for nearly 12 years. Ohakim, our ineffective governor, wasted our four years in power, yet we don't shed crocodile tears here, like you Orlu chaps.

Udo diri gi

You don't accept that Nigeria is already at war, (you called it issues) because the war is not fought in your door mouth in your comfort zone outside the east side of Nigeria. Selfish
Don't let those who have lost men and wealth in the ongoing war hear you.

You suggested the Igbo prepare to protect its people from the marauders. But the marauders are fully armed - lock, stock and barrel. How do you stop them without war against them?? Run to the UN??
The Deputy Secretary General of the UN is a Fulani lady. It's like what is going on in the country is programmed. Wake up. Many of us have landed property outside the east of Nigeria.

Abagworo:
Same picture of same place has been in circulation since work started at Wetheral road. Expect to see same picture recycled again once there's prolonged rainfall. Also expect pictures of excavated roadsides from ongoing road works.

Imagine the damage flooding has been doing in other parts of Imo state, like Orlu for example, that have no common urban drainage system;

if not that Okorocha govt and people like you have limited the narrative of Imo state to Owerri.

Owerri has one of the best drainage systems in the east - right from Mbakwe govt era.

After that, gov Amadi Ikwechegh started work on another good drainage system in Orlu.
As soon as Ikwechegh left office, Owerri killed the job.

It was not completed till today. Visit the part of Orlu near St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and see multi storey buildings condemned by rain floods

Orlu voted Massively for Rochas Okorocha in 2011 to complete the drainage project. He didn't

SoNature,

You gag, you censure.

But FYI
When people feel caged, there is no limit to where they discuss freedom.

Without having Igbo as president of Nigeria, the economic, political, cultural, and social advancement of the Igbo tribe must remain stunted. Nigeria's growth remains equally stunted.

Nigeria was politically restructured by northern Nigeria's soldiers to exclude the Igbo and other minorities from the country's presidential position. (GEJ Presidency was an aberration).

You may be happy over Nigeria as it is, but in future, your offspring cannot.

Bottom line:
I am aware you want only Okorocha's development projects in Owerri here.

I am also aware you are most pained when ever anyone laments over Gov. Okorocha's macabre dance in Orlu.
But be informed: everybody must not become like SoNature.