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GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Uzodimma Assures FAAN of Support on Owerri Airport Governor of Imo State, Dist. Senator Hope Uzodimma has promised to assist the leadership of the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on the standardization of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri to enhance economic activity. Governor Uzodimma gave the assurance on Saturday when he received in audience the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)/Managing Director of FAAN and his team who were at the Governor’s Office on official duty. The Governor told the FAAN-led CEO/MD, Captain Rabiu Yadudu that he has always believed that the Aviation Sector must be encouraged to be run professionally, noting that as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, he was key to the development of a roadmap on the reform of the aviation industry. “I have always believed that FAAN must be encouraged to run the sector professionally. The industry is not what people think in terms of funding,...

PRESS RELEASE RE: PANEL REPORT INDICTS OKOROCHA, IHEDIOHA OVER N141 BILLION FRAUD. - WE SEE THE REPORT IN QUESTION, AS GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT REPORT. A KIND OF, WHO SAY MEN NO DEY REPORT OR COVID-19 INFESTED REPORT. (1)    The media had come up with stories with the referenced caption, following the report of Chief Eze Duruiheoma (SAN) led Panel, on the Local Governments in the State. It was one of such numerous panels set up in Imo, against the administration of Senator Rochas Okorocha. (2)    The report of the Panel has nothing to do with Chief Emeka Ihedioha. They brought in his name, to deceive the unwary. The Panel report is all about Rochas Okorocha and his administration, from May 29, 2011 to May 29, 2019, as it affected the Local Governments in the State. That was one of the panel’s terms of reference. So, how did Ihedioha come in? They only wanted to escape from the accusation of unbridled bias against Okorocha. ...

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GOVERNMENT OF IMOSTATE PRESS RELEASE Imo Exco Okays Revised2020 Budget from ₦140b to ₦89b The Imo StateExecutive Council (EXCO) has approved the revised 2020 Budget of ₦140b to ₦89b.The proposal is to be submitted to Imo State House of Assembly within sevendays for consideration and approval. Addressing newsmenafter the weekly Executive Council meeting held Wednesday, July 15, 2020, atthe Sam Mbakwe Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Owerri presidedover by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State. The Commissioner forInformation and Strategy, Declan Emelumba said that government decided toreduce the 2020 Budget in order to come to terms with the economic realities ofthe moment. He said that theFederal Allocation and the State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) have beennegatively affected by the economic crunch made worse by the COVID-19 pandemicthat has affected the oil revenue. He informed that therecurrent revenue was reduced by 40 percent, from ₦32...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Post Covid-19: Uzodimma Tasks Imo Economic Stakeholders on Creation of 500,000 jobs Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Saturday said the creation of 500,000 jobs in the next three years in Imo is inevitable for the state’s post Covid-19 recovery. The governor gave the indication in the remarks he made during a Virtual Conference of Imo economic stakeholders on agenda for Imo State post-COVID-19 Recovery. Apart from soliciting synergy with stakeholders on Imo State’s economy, the governor invited members of the Imo Economic Development Initiative (IEDI) to partner with his administration to realize the objective of creating jobs for the teeming unemployed Imo youths. The Conference was put together by the Imo Economic Development Initiative (IEDI), a group of Imo intellectuals, captains of industries and renowned entrepreneurs, among others and led by Prof. Maurice Iwu. Governor Uzodimma who described the Conference as “timely and...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Imo Government, USAID Sign MOU on Water Provision The Imo State Government on Thursday signed a pact with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on the provision of clean, portable water to Imo households. The event which took place at the Sam Mbakwe Executive Chambers, Government House, Owerri, was done visually between USAID Mission Director, Stephen M. Haykins and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, both of who participated from Abuja. They were joined from Owerri by the Imo State Deputy Governor, Prof. Placid Njoku, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Cosmas Iwu, Chief of Staff, Government House, Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie, the Chairman of Imo State Water and Sewerage Corporation, Engr.  Celestine Ugoanyanwu, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Water Development, Chief Oliverton Tanana Biaduo, among other top government officials. Speaking from Abuja, Governor Uzodimma expressed joy ...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Uzodimma Urges Imo Council Chairmen to be Good Ambassadors   Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Friday met with the Interim Management Committee Chairmen of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo State with a call to be good ambassadors of the government. He admonished them to activate effective representation at the LGAs through the support of their councillors to function maximally.     The Governor gave the charge at the Executive Council Chambers, Owerri, where he equally gave approval to request of the IMC Chairmen to bring back the junior staff of the Local Governments to resume duty on the conditions of their ability to ensure the enforcement and total adherence to all the COVID-19 protocols.   He emphasized that any IMC Chairman thinking of the resumption of the junior staff must ensure the provisions of temperature checks, wash hand buckets, face mask, and the possibility of social distancin...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Uzodimma Urges Imo Council Chairmen to be Good Ambassadors   Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Friday met with the Interim Management Committee Chairmen of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo State with a call to be good ambassadors of the government. He admonished them to activate effective representation at the LGAs through the support of their councillors to function maximally.     The Governor gave the charge at the Executive Council Chambers, Owerri, where he equally gave approval to request of the IMC Chairmen to bring back the junior staff of the Local Governments to resume duty on the conditions of their ability to ensure the enforcement and total adherence to all the COVID-19 protocols.   He emphasized that any IMC Chairman thinking of the resumption of the junior staff must ensure the provisions of temperature checks, wash hand buckets, face mask, and the possibility of social distancin...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE Uzodimma Urges Imo Council Chairmen to be Good Ambassadors   Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Friday met with the Interim Management Committee Chairmen of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo State with a call to be good ambassadors of the government. He admonished them to activate effective representation at the LGAs through the support of their councillors to function maximally.     The Governor gave the charge at the Executive Council Chambers, Owerri, where he equally gave approval to request of the IMC Chairmen to bring back the junior staff of the Local Governments to resume duty on the conditions of their ability to ensure the enforcement and total adherence to all the COVID-19 protocols.   He emphasized that any IMC Chairman thinking of the resumption of the junior staff must ensure the provisions of temperature checks, wash hand buckets, face mask, and the possibility of social distancin...

GOVERNMENT OF IMO STATE PRESS RELEASE We are More United now Than Ever, say South East APC Leaders ….Visit Governor Hope Uzodimma Key leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the South East on Saturday met in Owerri, the Imo State capital and said the region is now more united than ever to work in the interest of the region and with the federal government. The APC South East leaders also said that the claim of marginalization of Ndigbo is mere speculation and the figment of imagination of those who are not well informed. The delegation was led by former President of the Senate, Chief Ken Nnamani and included Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyema, Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah, Minister of State, Education, Dr. Emeka Nwajiuba, and Sir Frank Ibezim.  Those who were not at the meeting were excused. Add...