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\n
By Walter Duru, Ph.D<\/div>\n
\n
\nOn Friday, specifically, the 6th of September, 2019, Imo State Governor,
\nRt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha and the Deputy Governor, Engr. Gerald Irona
\nmarked one hundred days in office as Governor and Deputy Governor,
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n

It was a well-attended event, with critical stakeholders in Imo State
\npresent at the Cenotaph Center, Owerri to participate at the event.<\/p>\n

Governor Ihedioha used the occasion to give account of his stewardship
\nto people of the state, even as he reiterated his commitment to
\ntransparent leadership. Part of his address reads thus:<\/p>\n

\u201cA 100 days ago, my Deputy, Hon.\u00a0 Engr. Gerald Irona and I were sworn
\ninto offices as Deputy Governor and Governor of Imo State, respectively.
\nAt that solemn event, we pledged to serve you with honesty, transparency
\nand the fear of God. We have not, for one day wavered from that
\ncommitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the Imo Growth and Strategic Development Plan, Ihedioha stated that
\n\u201cwe constituted a high-powered Transition Technical Committee (TTC)
\ncomprising distinguished Imo sons and daughters from both within the
\nstate and the Diaspora. This was to harness our huge human and economic
\nresources to set a clear path in our rebuilding process. The outcome of
\nthe great work accomplished by this team is being reviewed to come up
\nwith an Imo State development agenda to be known as Imo Growth and
\nStrategic Development Plan (G-SDP). The Plan involves a two-stage
\ndevelopment horizon of a 5-year Economic Blueprint.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Plan includes the delivery of 381km rural access road projects,
\nrestoration of an improved Owerri Master-plan, restoration of water
\nsupply in Owerri metropolis, roll-out of a State health insurance scheme
\nas well as the reactivation of four technical education institutions in
\nthe state. Others include an economic growth and strategic development
\ninitiative along 5 sub-themes of; Human Capital Development, Agriculture
\nand Food Security, Infrastructure, Industrialization and Job Creation,
\nas well as Security and Environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

On building Institutional Framework for Good Governance, he stressed
\nthat \u201cwe have set up a structure for transparency and accountability
\nin the governance process. Accordingly, we have signed into law,
\nExecutive Order 005, known as Treasury Single Account (TSA) Order to
\nconsolidate all government revenues under one account. We have also
\nadopted other measures designed to plug leakages and increase Internally
\nGenerated Revenues (IGR) in the state coffers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to these strategic and fiscal responsibility moves, Imo State has
\ngained positive image and is now on track to join the Open Government
\nPartnership league. It also now qualifies for performance-based grants
\nof the World Bank as well as other multilateral development
\ninstitutions. We are also currently developing the Imo Growth and
\nEconomic Development Fund. The fund will be unique in Nigeria and would
\nserve as an investment catalyst for the Imo State economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have approved the restoration of payment of 100 percent salaries
\nto all workers in the State, recalled all unjustly suspended Directors,
\nreversed some undeserved promotions and sponsored officers to capacity
\nbuilding programmes.\u201d<\/p>\n

On rebuilding of collapsed infrastructure, Ihedioha explained that \u201cwe
\ninherited a huge swath of collapsed infrastructure. We are happy to
\ninform you that the expanded State Executive Council has approved the
\naward of contracts for the reconstruction of 14 critical roads across
\nthe State to relieve the sufferings of our people. These include:
\nNaze-Federal Polytechnic Road-Ihiagwa-Obinze road; Ahiara
\nJunction-Okpala Road; Aba Branch-Ahiara Junction road and the Imo State
\nTeaching Hospital Road. Others include, the Umuowa-Old Orlu Road;
\nMCC-Toronto Road; Mgbidi\u2013Oguta road; Ogwoghoranya-Avutu with spur at
\nAvutu Poultry Farm Road and the Douglas\u2013Emmanuel College-Naze Junction
\nroad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso captured in this phase of reconstruction are: the Assumpta \u2013
\nPort Harcourt Road; Okigwe Okpara Road-Police Station Road; Control
\nPost-World Bank\u2013Umuguma Road; Okigwe Road-IMSU-Bishop Court Roundabout
\nRoad and the Concorde Boulevard Ring Road-Zuma\u2013PH Road. To show that
\nwe mean business as usual, yesterday, we embarked on an aggressive
\nflag-off of seven (7) of\u00a0 these projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust last week, at Onuimo, Isu and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas,
\nwe flagged off one of the most ambitious rural road construction
\nprojects in the country. Valued at N13.5 billion the World Bank assisted
\nRural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP), involves over 70 rural road
\nnetworks with a cumulative distance of 381 kilometers across most of the
\n27 Local Government Areas of the state. We met the project just on the
\ndrawing board; we immediately harnessed the necessary resources to pay
\nthe counterpart funding.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Security, he said, \u201ca few days ago, we launched Operation Iron
\nGate, as a strategic measure to combat crimes and criminalities as well
\nas rid the State of all undesirable elements.\u201d<\/p>\n

On health, Ihedioha explains: \u201cWe have re-launched the stalled Health
\nInsurance Scheme to connect effectively into the already existing
\nfederal government insurance scheme. We have also committed 1% of our
\nConsolidated Revenue to this scheme.\u201d<\/p>\n

On power generation, Ihedioha says: \u201cwe have set up the Imo State
\nPower and Rural Electrification Agency (I-POREA) to evolve strategies to
\nremove barriers to adequate exploitation of our power generation
\npotentials. We also empowered I-POREA to take advantage of the State\u2019s
\nnatural gas and alternative energy resources to bridge the gap in access
\nto electricity in the state. We have also made remarkable progress
\ntowards the restoration of electricity supply to some areas of the State
\nwhere they were nonexistent in the last seven to eight years. This
\nincludes the replacement of 79 failed transformers across the State,
\ncompletion of electricity supply to Inyishi Aluminum Extrusion Company
\nand its environs as well as the Oguta 33kv line electricity project.\u201d<\/p>\n

On water supply, he explains: \u201c…Specifically, water started running
\nagain in Imo on 24th July, 2019 after almost seven(7) years of dry
\npipes. In the same vein, work is ongoing to rectify cases of burst pipes
\nacross the major roads. Similarly, when we assumed office, we discovered
\nto our consternation that there was no functional fire-fighting
\nequipment in the state. We took practical steps. Today, we have
\nsuccessfully repaired four firefighting trucks to restore the operations
\nof Imo emergency and firefighting services.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have also completed comprehensive enumeration of all public
\nbuildings in the state capital for accountability purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Agriculture, \u201cjust a few days ago, we launched our Agricultural
\nRoadmap which represents a comprehensive framework for self-sufficiency
\nin food production, both for domestic consumption and export
\npurposes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy also to report that the first batch of 500 youths selected
\nfrom all the 27 LGAs in Imo State will be sent to a modern farm at
\nNasarawa State, in a few weeks, under the Imo Youths in Agribusiness
\nProgramme (IYAP). Here, they would learn the best practices in tropical
\nagriculture, after which they will be supported to start their own
\nbusinesses in Imo State. We have also commenced the establishment of a
\nRice Seed Farm Cluster on the Imo River Basin at Amumara \u2013 Ezinihitte
\nMbaise LGA. This programme will make Imo State self-sufficient in the
\nproduction of improved variety of rice seeds with a view to
\nstrengthening our rice value chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process for the rejuvenation of Imo ADP has commenced and plans
\nare underway to train staff and reintegrate them back to intervention
\nprogrammes that have suffered severe setbacks in the past as a prelude
\nto granting access to reputable, time-tested investors. It is noteworthy
\nthat, the Avutu Poultry Farm has been cleared for a full restoration to
\na world-class standard. Similarly, Adapalm is being cleared through the
\nrelevant Committee and we would soon commence operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Sports, we have started re-grassing the Dan Anyiam Stadium,
\ninstalling new flood lights, replacing the seats and constructing
\nOlympic standard tartan tracks, while the Grasshoppers Stadium is
\nbeginning to wear a new look. Furthermore, local councils have joined
\nthe talent mining program of the state government through construction
\nof sporting facilities in their respective local government areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have designed a framework for implementing the necessary reforms
\nto improve our place on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business ranking,
\nwhich has taken a battering in the last eight years. In a few weeks\u2019
\ntime, we would be inaugurating the Imo State Enabling Business
\nEnvironment Council \u2013 ISEBEC.\u201d<\/p>\n

On pension, \u201cwe inherited over 6 years of pension arrears and
\ndiscovered baffling discrepancies in the total number of pensioners in
\nboth the State and the 27 Local Governments. Consequently, we are
\ncarrying out a comprehensive audit of the pension administration system
\nin the State with a view to ascertaining the actual number of pensioners
\nand ending the perennial cycle of verifications that has plagued the
\nprocess.\u201d<\/p>\n

On sanitation, \u201cImmediately we assumed office, therefore, we embarked
\non the removal of mountains of refuse dumps that littered the state
\ncapital and followed immediately with the de-silting of blocked
\ndrainages to ensure a permanent solution to the issue of flooding in the
\ncapital city. We have also revived the monthly state-wide clean-up
\nexercises and have set up a high-powered committee to work with ENTRACO,
\nthe Imo State sanitation agency. We are delighted to observe that the
\nface of Owerri is progressively changing.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Local Government administration, \u201cI am glad that we have fully
\nrestored the autonomy of the Local government as enshrined in the
\nNigerian constitution. The Interim Management Committee for the Local
\nGovernment as resolved by the 8th Assembly, is a stop-gap measure to
\nhold the forte as we work towards free, fair and credible local
\ngovernment elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRecall that in my inaugural address, I promised that we would
\nresuscitate technical and vocational education in the State.
\nConsequently, on June 2nd, 2019, we inaugurated a Taskforce on Technical
\nand Vocational Education and Training (TVET) under my office. It has
\nbeen charged with the mandate to deliver tangible outcomes on the
\ntransformation of TVET within 180 Days. I am glad today, to inform you
\nthat just yesterday, we flagged-off the rebuilding and equipping of four
\ntechnical colleges in the State namely; Government Technical College
\nOwerri, Ahiara Technical College, Government Technical College Okporo,
\nOrlu and Government Technical College Osu.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLess than a month into this administration, we successfully revived
\nthe abandoned Ahiajoku Lecture Series. It has, indeed, been elevated to
\nan Institute with the appointment of a Director-General to take charge
\nof its affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lingering crisis between the indigenes of Nekede and the State
\ngovernment over the alleged misuse of the land designated for the
\nzoological garden has been resolved and we have repositioned the zoo to
\nultimately become a tourist destination.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had a cordial relationship with the legislature. This
\ninteraction had led to fruitful outcome such that a total of 8 Bills (3
\nin the 8th Assembly and 5 in the 9th Assembly) were signed into law in
\nthe period from May 29th to date. They are: Imo State Public Procurement
\n(Amendment) law; Imo State Local Government Administration (Amendment)
\nLaw; Imo State Universal Basic Education Board (Amendment) Law; Imo
\nState Power & Rural Electrification Law; Imo State Electoral (Amendment)
\nLaw; Imo State Market Development Authority Law; Imo State Facility
\nManagement Agency Law and Imo State Sports Commission (Establishment
\nLaw).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is worthy of note that with our wage bill at an average of N2.5b
\nper month, almost N1b monthly pension bill and in an atmosphere of very
\nlow IGR, leaves very little for development. This is compounded by the
\nalmost N1b statutory deduction on our FAAC, majorly for the repayment of
\nthe N26.8b bailout funds, given to the last administration by the FG.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have set up two judicial panels of Inquiry, namely: the Judicial
\nPanel of Inquiry into Land Allocation from 2005 to 2019 and the Judicial
\nPanel of Inquiry into Award of Contracts from 2005 to 2019. We have also
\nset up an Inquiry into the Management\u00a0 \u00a0of Local Government Finances
\nfrom 2011 to 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

No doubt, the flow of the address aligns with his inaugural address on
\nthe 29th of May, 2019 and clearly shows that he is guided by the
\nrecommendations of the Technical Committee earlier set up by his
\nadministration.<\/p>\n

There is no gainsaying the fact that Ihedioha has taken deliberate steps
\ntowards laying a solid foundation for good governance in Imo State. He
\nhas taken steps towards strengthening the legal framework for good
\ngovernance and embarked on the needed steps for consolidation in the
\nremaining part of his administration.<\/p>\n

For an administration that did not receive any handover note; for an
\nadministration that inherited decayed infrastructure, indescribable
\nlooting of public treasury and property, as well as complete breakdown
\nof due process and rule of law, coupled with huge debt profiles, it is
\nindeed a miracle that all of these feat could be achieved within a
\nhundred days in office.<\/p>\n

However, the Ihedioha team must realize that they are dealing with a
\nmass of largely impatient people, who probably do not understand the
\nessence of some of the steps taken so far. When the masses are hungry,
\nthey hardly appreciate government policies and programmes that do not
\nresult to immediate provision of their daily bread.<\/p>\n

There are no good roads in Owerri, the state capital and of course
\naround the state. This is part of the decayed infrastructure Ihedioha
\ninherited. What Imo people want to see are construction equipment and
\ncredible companies reconstructing the roads.<\/p>\n

The educational system is in complete mess. No thanks to the insincere
\nfree education programme of the last administration. The masses expect
\nthat radical steps are taken to remedy the situation.<\/p>\n

More so, strengthening the legal framework against corruption is very
\nexpedient at this point. Imo people expect that laws such as the Freedom
\nof Information Act and Proceeds of Crime law are born in Imo State.
\nAfter all, adoption of the FOI Act was part of the campaign promises of
\nGovernor Ihedioha and Deputy Governor Gerald Irona.<\/p>\n

I can confirm that the claims made on steps taken so far in Imo are
\ntrue. One other thing the Governor did, which he did not capture in his
\naddress is the hosting of the first ever citizens\u2019 dialogue in the
\nstate, pursuant to his campaign promise of ensuring citizens
\nparticipation in governance.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Governor Ihedioha has started very well. The last 100 days
\nwere very eventful. It will only take a mischievous person to state
\notherwise, considering the circumstances within which he operates.<\/p>\n

However, the Governor and his Deputy Governor must be wary of praise
\nsingers and political jobbers, who may be on the prowl to achieve
\nselfish objectives.<\/p>\n

They must also be on the lookout for banana peels and land mines, while
\nensuring that they do not repeat the mistakes of the past
\nadministration.<\/p>\n

Indeed, Imo is being rebuilt.<\/p>\n

Dr. Walter Duru is a Communication Teacher and Public Relations
\nstrategist. He could be reached on:\u00a0walterchike@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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