Imo Govt Set To Recover Illegally Acquired Industrial Estates

Imo State government has put in place a mechanism to recover all industrial layouts illegally acquired and sold by individuals and communities for residential purposes.

It also plans to flush out criminals hibernating in bushes and uncompleted structures in such areas.

This was disclosed by the commissioner for Industries, Mines and Solid Minerals, Barr Jerry Egemba, to reporters in Owerri, the state capital.

He said, “We want to recover all industrial areas acquired illegally or sold by communities, use them for the very purpose they are meant because frequent encroachment, illegal acquisition and selling of these areas has thrown a spanner in the wheel of progress of our industrialisation.”

Egemba stressed that the state government is seeking interested investors with the technical know-how to partner with it to harness the abundant mineral resources in the state, including clay, limestone, and gravel, in commercial quantities.

“We will collaborate with the Federal Government in this regard and obtain a license for this”..

He expressed optimism that the ongoing renovation of the Concorde Hotel, Owerri, would be completed in no distant time, thereby returning the hospitality edifice to its premier position for comfort and relaxation.

Barr Egemba eulogised Governor Hope Uzodimma for his road revolution, which he highlighted had earned him the ” Infrastructure    Governor”.