ROCHAS REASSURES NGOR OKPALA ON ELECTION CAMPAIGN PROMISES

In continuation of his interaction with the Local Government Areas in Imo State, the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has rubbed minds with leaders and political stakeholders from Ngor Okpala Local Government Area.

Speaking during the interactive session held at the Sam Mbakwe Expanded EXCO Chambers last week, Government House, the governor thanked the people of Ngor-Okpala for the heroic role they played during the last gubernatorial election in Imo State and assured them that he will not disappoint them. He recalled the events preceding the last governorship election and assured them that he will fulfill all the promises he made to them during the period when he campaigned for the office of the governor.

Responding to a request by Bishop Titus Akannabu, the governor said that the State government does not have the powers to create new Local Governments. However, he advised the stakeholders to prepare a formal request for a new Local Government  Area  which will be presented to the Constitution Review Committee of the Federal Government.

Speaking further at the meeting, governor Okorocha urged them to embrace the 4^th Tier Government proposed by his administration, adding that the idea will go a long way to liberate the entire people of Imo State from poverty. He offered to provide them with 5 million naira to be used for agricultural purpose but insisted that they should provide 25 % of the said amount as counterpart fund.

He reiterated his administration’s resolve to enforce the planting of palm trees by every indigene of Imo State, adding that his government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Federal Republic of Kosovo with a view to exporting fresh food items to that country from Imo State.

To further reassure them of his commitment transform their Local Government Area, he disclosed plans by the government to build one of the best universities in the world at Ngor –Okpala in partnership with Loyola Jesuit University based in the United States of America.

In a response, one of the biggest political heavy weights in Ngor- Okpala Local Government Area, retired Colonel Lambert Iheanacho urged the governor to ensure that a high political office is given to an indigene of Ngor-Okpala in the year 2015.

Also in a response, the Chief Executive Officer of ABJ Consolidated Ltd, USA, Dr Bona Nlemadim asked the governor to establish an additional general hospital in Ngor-Okpala so as to meet the needs of the people.

Dignitaries present at the occasion include the member representing Ngor-Okpala in the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr. Emeka Nwofor, the Imo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Soronnadi Njoku, the Transition Committee Chairman for Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area, Mr, Tobi Young Ekechi and a host of others.