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We are in a period of total infrastructure revolution in Imo, Uzodimma insists
...Inspects pack of multiple projects and roads
Governor Hope Uzodimma has said that Imo State is now in a period of total infrastructure revolution, declaring that there will be no going back.
He spoke on Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, when he undertook a tour of some ongoing critical State projects, to assess the level of progress recorded on them by the contractors.
Some of the key sites inspected in the Orlu Zone area of the State include; the already completed Mgbidi-Omuma-Okporo road, the Orlu township road stretching from Banana junction (Amaifeke)-Umuna-Eziachi-Anara, the reconstructed Legislative Chamber for Orlu Local Government Council, and the Traditional Rulers Council Hall, both of which were destroyed at the wake of insurgence in the State.
Uzodimma equally inspected the ongoing Imo State Government House Annex at Eziachi, Orlu.
At the Imo State University Teaching Hospital Umuna, Orlu the Governor inspected the Kidney Transplant Centre, the completed Oxygen Plant as well as the various departments and wards of the hospital, during which he took the initiative to offset the medical bills of all patients in the Male Surgical Ward and that of others running into millions of Naira; a gesture that was met with jubilation from the patients.
At the Orlu-Mgbee-Akokwa-Uga road ravaged by erosion and which is currently under construction, the Governor praised the quality and techniques deployed by the construction company, describing the work ethics and technology deployed to handle the construction as topnotch.
On Wednesday, the governor proceeded to inspect the 46 kilometres Owerri-Mbaise-Obowo-Umuahia road which has reached 98 percent completion.
The road is expected to be commissioned soon.
Speaking to newsmen after the tour of the projects, he reiterated that what is going on currently in the State is nothing but an infrastructure revolution aimed at repositioning Imo for sustainable socioeconomic development.
Uzodimma regretted that Orlu zone had faced significant challenges due to insecurity, which led to the destruction of many public assets, noting that the current period marks a time of extensive construction in the area, particularly as security has become relatively stable.
“We have a pack of multiple constructions and road projects to recover the economy of the zone and also to recover life for our people in this area.”
The Governor further stressed his resolve to impact positively on the life and wellbeing of Imo people across the three geopolitical zones, hence the intentional efforts of his administration to link the communities with properly built roads for easy access.
His words: “Governance is all about evidence of what you have put in place to make life more meaningful for the people. With the available scarce resources of the people, we will do our best to earn and justify the confidence they have in us.”
Governor Uzodinma was accompanied on the tour of projects by the Chief of Staff, Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Development, Barr. Ralph Nwosu, the Chairman of Orlu Local Government Area, Pastor Chris Mbarie, the Chairman of Imo Road Maintenance Agency (IROMA), Barr. Kingsley Ononuju, the Chairman of Imo State Elders Council/Co-chairman of Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council, HRM, Exe Cletus Ilomuanya, the traditional ruler of Umuna Autonomous Community, HRH, Eze Douglas Okwara among others.
