Five Years As Imo State Governor: Okorocha Narrates Achievements

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, weekend, unveiled his achievements in his five year reign as State Governor.

Speaking to journalists at Government House, Owerri, Okorocha said  a lot has been achieved since he mounted the saddle of governance of the State.

Okorocha said “In Owerri city, you cannot find a shanty public primary or secondary school. We have reconstructed all schools within the capital city. We have also built new schools from the scratch like the Young Scientists College, Imo Girls College etc.

 “We have recruited 12,000 teachers including the Youth Must Work teachers to reduce the shortage of teachers in our schools.  We have built, equipped a new College of Nursing Science in Orlu

The Governor said .“Almost all the 27 general hospitals in the state are 80% completed furnished with equipment ongoing. We intend to make Imo a health tourist destination. The Oshiedike Medical Diagnostic Centre is 100% the property of the Imo State Government.

 He continued “Government House before my emergence was akin to a glorified local government headquarters. The entire landscape of Imo State Government House has changed.  The Government House Chapel is a project very close to my heart. We are not ashamed of the word of God.

“Owerri has witnessed remarkable changes, from Warehouse Roundabout to Assumpta, Naze Junction Government House, IMSU Junction, Mbaise Road, Emmanuel College etc. These roundabouts have reduced vehicular traffic. From Amakohia  to Warehouse junction etc. We have 5 inland roads from New Owerri to the city. We now have water- falls. We now have two flyovers in the city.

“Foundation Road is under construction and leads from Mbaise Road to MCC down to Orji Flyover to Amakohia Flyover upto Onitsha road. This is a bypass that will de-congest the city.

“Imo State is the busiest state in the South-East today. We now host major international and national events like NBA, CAN conferences etc owing to the construction of the Imo International Convention Centre, IICC.
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“At New Owerri axis, we have several projects like the new judiciary headquarters named Oputa Court under construction, ISOPADEC headquarters completed and in use. We have the 5 inland roads leading to and outside the city from New Owerri.

“We have the Artisan City at Naze where handbags, shoes will be produced. We are attracting our people from Aba to invest here in Imo by providing an enabling environment for them to ply their trade.

“We are building an "Alaba Market" to start before the end of the year. We are attracting our sons and daughters in Alaba International Market to return home and invest. The new Concord Hotel is beautiful and recovered project of Dee Sam Mbakwe.  We have completed all abandoned projects of our predecessors.

“Our local government headquarters have changed. We have rescued Works Layout from flood and tarred the roads there.  We have one of the best liaison office in Abuja. We were in a rented apartment until we completed our Liaison Office which has since been put to use.

“We properly utilized our bailout funds.  Mark my words, when am done with my second term, Owerri will be one of the best cities in Nigeria.