Governor Hope Uzodimma has declared that Imo State is now in a total infrastructure revolution and that there will be no going back.
He spoke when he undertook a tour of some ongoing critical state projects to assess the level of progress recorded by 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 the state’s insurgence.
Uzodimma 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, and the various departments and wards of the hospital. During this visit, he took the initiative to offset the medical bills of all patients in the male surgical ward and those of others, running into millions of naira, a gesture met with jubilation from the patients.
At the Orlu-Mgbee-Akokwa-Uga Road, which is currently under construction and ravaged by erosion, 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.
The governor inspected the 46-kilometre Owerri-Mbaise-Obowo-Umuahia Road, which has reached 98 per cent completion and is expected to be commissioned soon.
Speaking to journalists after the tour of the projects, he reiterated that what is currently happening in the state is nothing but an infrastructure revolution aimed at repositioning Imo for sustainable socioeconomic development.
Uzodimma regretted that the Orlu zone had faced significant challenges due to insecurity, which led to the destruction of many public assets. 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 zone’s economy and also to recover life for our people in this area,” he said.
The governor further stressed his resolve to positively impact the lives and well-being of Imo people across the three geopolitical zones, hence his administration’s intentional efforts 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 their confidence in us.”
