Imo state government said its attention has been drawn to a statement titled, Gov. Okorocha’s Attack is Diversionary, credited to the National Vice Chairman, South East zone of the PDP, Col Austin Akobundu (Rtd).
In a statement signed by Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s Special Assistant on Print Media, Hon. Ebere Uzoukwa, it stated that Akobundu may have resorted to blackmail over Okorocha’s boldness in lending his voice to the lamentation of Nigerians in respect to the abysmal failure his party, the PDP to provide purposeful leadership to the people of south East and Nigerian.
Without joining issues with Akubundu who obviously has no facts in respect to the present Imo state under Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha whose achievements have dwarfed PDP in Imo and South East, we wish to state categorically that the failure of PDP is a well-known fact to Nigerians who are consciously waiting to embark on similar revolution that happened in Imo to sack the party at all levels in 2015.
Again, the recent move by Gov. Okorocha to ensure that the newly formed All Progressive Congress(APC) wins the entire south east states vis-a-vis his outstanding performance including the ingenuity he brought to bear in the governance of Imo state may have suggested the reason why PDP is jittery in the south east, and no amount of attack or blackmail against the governor will deter Nigerians from seeking for an alternative leadership that will surely address the socio-economic problems slowing down development in Nigeria as well as stamp out corruption regrettably promoted on daily basis by the PDP, the statement read in part.
The statement further noted that Okorocha has embarked and completed several infrastructural projects including roads and public buildings, reconstruct Orlu and Okigwe into model cities, transform government house, construct Imo College of Advanced Professionals Studies(ICAPS), Owerri City School, Young Scientist College, Imo Concorde Apartments, Odenigbo Guest House, the Twin Building that accommodates Deputy Governor’ Office and First Lady office, construct 10,000-Capacity Heroes Square, Ikemba Ojukwu Center, Freedom Square, Imo White House and Bongo Square.
Other projects under construction include 27 New General Hospitals, 305 model primary schools located in each INEC ward in the state, 8 units of 16-Floor monumental projects, 5-Star Crystal Hotel in Owerri, Prince Hotel in Okigwe, Princess Hotel Orlu and many other projects.
This is even as Gov. Okorocha introduced free education for every Imo child which is today enjoyed at all levels including the state owned Imo State University Owerri, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo and School of Health Science Technology Amaigbo in Nwangele LGA. In the same vein, pensioners, civil and public servants are paid as at when due compared to what was the case when PDP was in power in the state.
The With the numerous achievements of Gov. Owelle Rochas Okorocha, there is no gain saying that PDP has no chances in Imo and his commitment towards ensuring that APC wins south east is irrevocable, the statement concluded.
Recall that Akobundu had taken a swipe on the Imo state governor over his comments that he will sack the PDP and deliver the South East zone to the All Progressive Congress(APC)in 2015.