Okorocha pledge for More development projects in Imo

Imo State  Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha has promised more development projects for the people of the state during his remaining two years in office.

He made the pledge on Monday in Owerri while presenting his achievements at a programme tagged: “Imo Freedom Day” organised to mark his second year in office.

The governor said he came into office to bring change and not to enrich himself, adding that opposition and criticisms would not deter him from delivering the dividends of democracy.

“I came into office because of what I can give to the people. I am not working for ambition but for a vision. I came to write my name on the sands of time. We have just finished the rescue; we are now going for the mission.

“May 6 will go down in history as the day Imo was liberated. Imo will never again sing the song of poverty, never again will they sing a song of oppression, Imo is now free,” he said.

Chief Okorocha said his administration would erect standard structures and a freedom square where people could express themselves about governance without molestation.

He expressed gratitude to his cabinet members, traditional rulers, civil servants and others for the successes achieved so far, and urged them not to relent.

The occasion presented an opportunity for the commissioners to present their stewardship in their respective ministries.

The Chairman of Imo Council of Traditional Rulers, Samuel Ohiri, said the Traditional Parliament instituted by the governor had passed positive resolutions, including the one stopping the maltreatment of widows and the indiscriminate award of chieftaincy titles.

The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Planning, Uche Nwosu, said his ministry had within the years under review, ensured the payment of compensation to people whose lands were taken by the government.

He said the ministry had also reviewed the acquisition of Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) which brought the issue of land forgery to a minimum, added to the formation of the Imo Geographical Information Agency.

The Commissioner for Works and Transport, Nick Oparandudu, said the state was able to complete 200 km of roads out of the 500 km earmarked, adding that the road construction cost the state N15 billion.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Adaora Ihezie, said her ministry had realised the sum of N3.2 billion from the concession of Imo Ada Plam, which also created 2,400 jobs for the people of the state.