Okorocha commissions liaison office abandoned for 17 yrs in Abuja

The newly built Abuja liaison office for the Imo State government

After seventeen years of operating from a rented office, the Imo State government led by Owelle Rochas Okorocha has finally completed a befitting office complex to serve as its liaison office in Abuja.

Commissioning the office complex yesterday, Governor Okorocha said that nearly seventeen years after the Military Government of Col. Tanko Zubairo acquired a piece of land for the building of a liaison office for Imo State in Abuja, the ‘Rescue Mission’ government in the State has succeeded in building a befitting office complex for use by the Imo State government representatives in the Federal Capital Territory.

The building which is named after the Late Governor Sam Mbakwe of the old Imo State has a guest house at the back which has over 40 rooms and has been leased out for N75 million. The basement and the first floor have also been rented by a bank for another N75 million totaling N150 million.

Speaking further at the occasion, Governor Okorocha said that the State government will re-start work on some damaged Federal Government-owned roads in the State which the federal authorities failed to rehabilitate adding that the Federal Government has refused to address some of the critical issues relating to Imo State.

He said that Nigeria deserve change in leadership to address its problems adding that the people of Nigeria have been divided by religion and ethnicity.

He also attributed the numerous challenges in the country to corruption.

Governor Okorocha stands for the National Anthem as he prepares to commission the newly built Abuja Liaison office on Wednesday september 10 , 2014

In an address, the Imo State Liaison Officer in Abuja, Ms Rosemary Okeke, said the piece of land on which the new liaison office is built was acquired in 1997 by then Military Administrator of the State, retired Col. Tanko Zubairu, who also laid the foundation stone.

In a goodwill address, the National Chairman of APC, Dr John Oyegun, commended the spirit of service of Governor Okorocha.

Also present at the event were the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Benjamin Uwajimogu, and President of Imo Community Association, Chief Ike Obasi.

Others at the ceremony were a former Governor of Bayelsa, Chief Timipreye Sylva, and Sen Osita Izunaso.