A few months before the November 11th Governorship election in Imo State, critical stakeholders of Owerri North Local Government Council have thrown their weight behind the re-election of Governor Hope Uzodinma and advised indigenes of the council extraction nursing Governorship ambitions to discard them and wait for 2027.
Briefing newsmen at the council headquarters Orie-Uratta shortly after the inaugural sitting of a High Court complex at the council, constructed by his administration and commissioned by Governor Hope Uzodinma in April this year, the Sole Administrator of the council, Chief Tony Umezuruike, explained that the endorsement was in appreciation of the landmark achievements in the LGA, especially on road construction and rehabilitation, and to pave the way for the emergence of one of their indigenes to take over from him in 2027, in line with the spirit of the Imo Charter of Equity.
Chief Umezuruike, who showered encomiums on Governor Uzodinma for making funds available for the completion of the project, disclosed that necessary machinery has been installed to replicate the governor’s mantra of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, and Recovery, popularly known as 3Rs, in the area.
He said, “We have marshalled out some empowerment programs for women and indigent children, and I will visit all the 21 autonomous communities in this LGA during the forthcoming women’s August meeting, where I will unfold some of our empowerment programs.”
The Sole Administrator explained that the court complex built and commissioned was in response to the people’s request to redress the risk and hazard inherent in travelling long distances to obtain legal services, assuring that the court had come to stay and would be sitting regularly from October this year.
He, however, lamented the incessant encroachment on lands belonging to the Council by unscrupulous elements, boasting that he had recovered the lands encroached upon or illegally acquired.
He warned individuals involved in the encroachment to desist forthwith and stated that he had recovered those already encroached upon.
Enumerating some of his achievements, he said that the security architecture of the council, environmental sanitation, rehabilitation of dilapidated structures, regular payment of salaries and pensions, as well as promotion of the general welfare, would continue to remain his priority.
He urged the people of the area to sustain their support for Governor Hope Uzodinma to enable them to reap more democratic dividends.
The Sole Administrator of Owerri North LGA, Barr. Tony Umezuruike
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