Abagworo:
Lakecourt estate and Akachi estate.

Do not be decieved, these are Rochas Personal Property and not Imo State owned estates.
How many Imos state civil servants whose salary has been Halved by Rochas even rent the BQ of these estates.

We are wiser now Oga Abagworo

cool318:


Do not be decieved, these are Rochas Personal Property and not Imo State owned estates.
How many Imos state civil servants whose salary has been Halved by Rochas even rent the BQ of these estates.

We are wiser now Oga Abagworo

Nothing is wrong if he built these estates in Owerri instead of Abuja or South Africa like others.

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..

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.

Abagworo will always claim that Rochas has paid workers' salaries up to August 2018.

Instead of investing in infrastructure that will stimulate Imo economy, Rochas has been busy building roundabouts for 7 years and counting. And the result is an Imo State that struggles to pay ordinary workers salaries

The next Imo governor must not come from the APC

Imo State needs industrial revolution

https://www.nairaland.com/4606685/faac-crisis-14-governors-cant

Vicboi1:
Imo Bridge looking good

Is this bridge now in use?

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

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.

At least 90% of all the roads in Owerri are well paved and good though some mischief makers are trying to project the recent escavation of Douglas and Wetheral roads undergoing reconstruction in bad light. The writer focused on Nekede, Ihiagwa, Eziobodo and some other towns outside Owerri in his comments and control junction is very fine and neat. Control junction is Assumpta roundabout as you approach from Onitsha and I was there like 2 months ago.

Abagworo:


At least 90% of all the roads in Owerri are well paved and good though some mischief makers are trying to project the recent escavation of Douglas and Wetheral roads undergoing reconstruction in bad light. The writer focused on Nekede, Ihiagwa, Eziobodo and some other towns outside Owerri in his comments and control junction is very fine and neat. Control junction is Assumpta roundabout as you approach from Onitsha and I was there like 2 months ago.

I was at Control junction just yesterday and it was bad, i assure you. I think the road was done not too long ago but the quality of work was probably bad, hence the reason it depreciated so fast. I think the best roads that Rochas has done are those that link some parts of the state. For example, i took the road from Owerri to Orlu down to Rocha's village and i was impressed with what i saw.

I also saw the work going on at Wetheral and Okigwe but i must say that the pace of work is rather slow because i was there about a month ago and not much has changed.

Like i said, the Imo state government has to take road construction within the metropolis very seriously and consider constructing new roads in inner steets that have never seen tarred road in their life.

Abagworo:


At least 90% of all the roads in Owerri are well paved and good though some mischief makers are trying to project the recent escavation of Douglas and Wetheral roads undergoing reconstruction in bad light. The writer focused on Nekede, Ihiagwa, Eziobodo and some other towns outside Owerri in his comments and control junction is very fine and neat. Control junction is Assumpta roundabout as you approach from Onitsha and I was there like 2 months ago.

90% of WHAT! sup man? quit lying, bro!!

mandax:



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

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.

Afam4eva:

I was at Control junction just yesterday and it was bad, i assure you. I think the road was done not too long ago but the quality of work was probably bad, hence the reason it depreciated so fast. I think the best roads that Rochas has done are those that link some parts of the state. For example, i took the road from Owerri to Orlu down to Rocha's village and i was impressed with what i saw.

I also saw the work going on at Wetheral and Okigwe but i must say that the pace of work is rather slow because i was there about a month ago and not much has changed.

Like i said, the Imo state government has to take road construction within the metropolis very seriously and consider constructing new roads in inner steets that have never seen tarred road in their life.

Wetheral was started 2 months ago and Okigwe road is completed except just a spot where underground drainage tunnel was recently constructed just by PDP secretariat. Nobody has built a road in 2 months not to talk of a busy road like Wetheral where movements must obstruct construction. Control is that roundabout with Holy family and the road was built by Julius Berger though it develops potholes often and rehabilitated by State or Ferma.

Thus is Ikenegbu which is an average area.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0gQL8J2wr8

AKswift:


90% of WHAT! sup man? quit lying, bro!!

It's no lie. All of Owerri is tarred except parts of Ikenegbu extention, parts of Amakohia and parts of World Bank area. It is roughly 10%.

Orji, Irete, Ogbaku, Naze, Nekede, Ihiagwa, Nwaorieubi, Obinze, Egbu, Uratta, Awaka, Mbieri etc. are fast developing and gradually joining a greater Owerri. Those are the places that need attention by future governments and not Owerri city.

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.

mandax:


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.

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.

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.

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

New estate at Ellen Johnson Sirleaf road.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

mandax:
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.

Didn't I tell you not to post those 2010 pictures here? I want you to go back to those places you posted and take new pictures of them for us to see, if you can't, then I don't believe you at all. Okorocha is the best governor to ever rule IMO state since the amalgamation of Nigeria. I will also try my best to campaign for Uche Nwosu to become the next governor. Let me also remind you that the 2 flyovers constructed in Orlu and Okigwe will soon start functioning and matches will soon be held in the new beautiful Okigwe stadium.

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.

Abagworo:
New estate at Ellen Johnson Sirleaf road.

Can you get pictures of the ongoing centenary towers? I saw on channels TV, that work has started and some buildings are already at the 3rd floor, even the hotel in Okegwe is currently at the 5th floor and the governor also promised to complete 299 secondary schools before the end if his tenure on the 29th of may 2019 to add to the 455 schools already renovated and reconstructed.

mandax:


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.

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

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?

mandax:
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?

Rochas will carry the same picture to Mbaise and launch Mbaise version, then same picture to Oguta and launch Ogute version and then the same picture to Arondizogu to launch the Arondizogu version.

In the end, NONE of them will be built because Rochas is only playing politics and has zero intention of building them.

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:


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?

mandax:
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?

I taught the hotel was in Okigwe not Orlu. That is the same hotel that was shown on Channels TV on the 29th of may 2018 and the construction has gotten to the 5th floor except you want to tell me that Okorocha was lying with all the picture evidences he presented to the people live on channels tv