The Imo State House of Assembly has adopted a motion urging Governor Hope Uzodimma to revive and reconstitute the board of the Imo State Rural Roads Maintenance Agency (IRROMA).
This is in a bid to add impetus to rural roads revolution by the government in power and to stern the tide of flooding arising from downpours in the rural communities of the state as well as ensuring that no part is inaccessible, due to bad roads,
Moving the motion to the floor of the house, the member representing Ngor-Okpala state constituency, Rt Hon Prince Obinna Egu, PhD, said the State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, whose shared prosperity administration is anchored on reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery, needs IROMA to compliment the ongoing roads and infrastructural revolution in the state.
He said that the governor has made significant progress in building critical road infrastructure in the state, namely, the Owerri-Orlu road, Owerri-Okigwe road, ongoing Owerri-Mbaise/Obowo road and many internal roads in the state capital
Egu, who is also the House Committee Chairman On Science And Technology, went memory lane on the history of IRROMA adding that the agency was launched on the 15th day of November 2008, with the responsibility of opening up rural areas and linking all parts of the State, as plans to make Imo State a One City State.
According to him, the IRROMA initiative focuses on transforming the state into a model, with emphasis on industrialization and enterprise, provision of social infrastructure, respect for the rule of law, taking environmental issues and resuscitating key institutions
Egu regretted that IRROMA had over the years suffered negligence and poor management by successive administrations and it became moribund, negating its primary responsibility.
He assured that the revival of IRROMA by the state government would see that the rural roads are constantly maintained, while new jobs and employment would be created, as well as ensuring that farmers in the rural areas have access to good roads, to transport their farm produce to the market.
Egu, thereafter beckoned on his distinguished Honourable colleagues to support the Motion, so that the commendable work of His Excellency the Governor, in road infrastructure, would be complimented.
The motion which was seconded by Hon Sam Ikechukwu Osuji, Member Representing Isiala Mbano State Constituency, was co-sponsored by 9 lawmakers which include Hon Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu representing Nwangele state constituency, Hon Kanayo Onyemaechi representing Owerri West state constituency and 7 others
In their different submissions, the lawmakers commended the chief sponsor of the motion for his initiative, stating that if IRROMA is resuscitated, rural roads would receive life.
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