Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State has disclosed that his administration has spent over N100billion in two years on road infrastructure.
Uzodimma who disclosed this when he held a meeting with all the traditional rulers from the 27 local government areas of Imo state at the weekend, explained that Imo state government has spent over N100 billion on road infrastructure in the past two years of his administration which even his government does not have in its account.
However, the governor emphasised that this is made possible because the government in Imo state and that at the national are of the same party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Most importantly, he said, is his relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari who he said has given him the guarantee to do the roads.
The meeting with the traditional rulers was held at the Eze Imo palace at Mbari Owerri Imo state.
Uzodimma thanked the monarchs for their contributions so far towards peace, security and development in Imo State and regretted that in the process of their efforts for a better Imo society they have suffered humiliations and even deaths.
The governor reiterated that he has come to serve the people and to repair all the sectors that were rotten and damaged by past administrations in the areas of politics, civil service, education, health, roads, water supply among others.
He informed the monarchs that the rot in Imo state is nauseating, citing example of how government has been paying the salary to 6,500 secondary school teachers’ salaries every month whereas in the bio-data exercise carried out on July 7, 2022 government was only able to record 3,000 secondary school teachers.
Responding on behalf of the monarchs, the Chairman Imo State Council of Traditional Ruler, His Royal Majesty, Eze (Dr.) Emmanuel Okeke, thanked the governor for finding time to address them and promised to work in tandem with his government to flush out the criminals in Imo communities.
