100 Days in Office: Can OKOROCHA be IHEDIOHA'S achievement?

Emeka Ihedioha is now 100 days in office as Imo state Governor while Imolites awaits tribunal judgement on pending suits against his emergence and all he can boost of as achievement is Fighting Okorocha and destroying landmark projects of his predecessor. So let's remind ourselves of Rochas Okorocha's 1st 100 days as Governor of Imo state.. 

Ihedioha, Okorocha

First 100 Days Achievements Of Owelle Rochas Okorocha (2011)

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

Adoption of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the execution of some projects, namely:

1. International Electrical, Electronics and Auto-Parts Market, Naze(Now Alaba market )

2. Central Market for general goods, New Owerri

3. Development of Industrial Clusters, Phase 2-4, Naze

4. International Trade Fair Complex/Exhibition Center, New Owerri

5. Transformation of Okigwe Regional Cattle market into Okigwe International Market

 

EDUCATION

6. Establishment of the Imo College of Advanced Professional Studies

7. Secured approval of 922 million(Nine hundred and twenty two million) naira from the Education Trust Fund (ETF) to be used for projects in Educational Institutions in Imo State 

8. Commissioning of a well equipped Information Communication Technology (ICT) Laboratory at Girls Secondary School, Ikenegbu, Owerri

9. Secured approval for the establishment of National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Study Center in Imo State

10. Release of 138 (one hundred and thirty-eight) million naira for payment of arrears of CONTISS/CONUAS (Academic & Non-academic) staff entitlements in Imo State University, Owerri

11. Provision of 100 (one hundred) million naira for the accreditation of courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Nursing Science in Imo State University

12. Reversal of the proposed 150,000(one hundred and fifty thousand ) naira school fees for students of Imo State University by his predecessor

13. Increased subvention to the Imo State University from 57.56 million(fifty-seven million, five hundred and sixty thousand naira) to 100million(one hundred million) naira monthly and later 257 million 

14. Commencement of the building of the Young Scientists’ College in Owerri

15. Declaration of free and compulsory primary and secondary school education in Imo State

HEALTH

16. Upgrading of General Hospital Owerri to a Specialist Hospital.

17. Connection of the Owerri Specialist Hospital to the National electricity grid

18. Provision of Solar energy as well as Solar-Powered borehole in the Owerri Specialist Hospital

19. Purchase and distribution of medical equipments worth 90,000,000(ninety million) naira to health institutions in Imo State.

20. Approval of the payment of 100% CONMESS/CONHESS (salary structure) for all doctors and health workers in Imo State University Teaching Hospital.

21. Facilitating the return of some specialist doctors who left Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH) before May 29th 2011

22. Reviving the Academic Curriculum of the Imo State University Medical School by ensuring the graduation of the 3rd set of medical doctors from the school in August

2011. It will be recalled that IMSU/IMSUTH did not graduate medical doctors in the  (two) previous years owing to protracted industrial strikes by staffs of the institution 

23. Purchase of 2 new ECG machines as well as 2 new Anaesthetic machines for use by IMSUTH

24. Successful implementation of 89%DPT3, 107%OPV3, 80%BCG,77%HBV and 96% anti-measles vaccination coverage of targeted children during the first round of the 2011 Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week held from 28th June2011 to 3rd July 2011

FINANCE

25. Payment of 12 years arrears of pension owed retired staffs of Imo State government

26. Release of 2.7 billion (two billion, seven hundred thousand) naira into the State and

 Local Government Joint Revenue Mission Bank Account for the development of Imo State rural schools and infrastructure 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

27. Implementation of the outstanding 2008 Local Government Staff conversion exercise in the various cadres 

28. Actualizing the 2008 Local Government Junior staff promotion exercise

URBAN PLANNING 

29. Commencement of negotiations with Hewlett- Packard Corporation, USA with a view to actualizing the computerization of the Imo State Land Registry

30. Commencement of discussions with TTI with a view to re-invigorating the IGIS Project

SPORTS

31. Renovation of the Indoor Sports Hall at Dan Anyiam Stadium.

32. Imo State Weight lifting Team participated in the competition for junior and senior categories at Lagos State and won 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze

33. Imo State Amateur Wrestlers won 1 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Continental Championship which ended on 30th May 2011

34. Imo contingents in the Karate Championship held in Ghana in August 2011 won a total of 3 gold and 1 bronze medals

35. Imo contingent that took part in the 17th National Sports Festival held in Rivers State in July 2011 came 14th on the medals table, having won a total of 61 medals, including 8 gold, 16 silver and 37 bronze.

36. Through sponsorship by the Imo State Government, the Heartland Football Club, Owerri qualified for the Finals of the 2011 Federation Cup.

HOUSING

37. Conversion of the Parliamentarian quarters to Concord Hotel Annex,Heroes apartment 

38. Design and construction of Heroes Square

39. Design and construction of Ikemba Ojukwu Convention Center, Owerri

40. Renovation of Commissioners’ Quarters

41. Reconstruction of Multi-Purpose Hall and V.I.P Lounge, Government House

42. Reconstruction of Imo State House of Assembly

43. Reconstruction of the Exco Chambers Building

44. Renovation of the Imo Concorde Hotel

45. Reconstruction of the Abuja Laison Office of the Imo State Government

46. Reconstruction of the Brigade Commander’s Guest House

47. Renovation of the Imo State Police Commissioner’s Guest House

48. Renovation of the abandoned Governor’s Lounge, near Concorde Hotel

49. Design and construction of Multi-purpose Hall at Oguta Motel

50. Reconstruction of the Customary Court, Owerri

Completion of some Housing Estates, namely:

51. Nekede Exclusive Garden Phase 11, Area ‘H’ New Owerri

52. Okporo Housing Estate , Okporo, Orlu

53. Obinze-Avu Lay out

54. Egbu Market, (Somachi)Lay- out

55. Acquisition of Iwuanyanwu Holdings Landed Property at Naze

56. Acquisition of land for Mass Housing at Azara Obiato

57. Installation of twenty-seven 40KVA Generator sets in the 27 Special Health Centers

SECURITY

58. Procurement of one hundred Hilux Vans for combined team of Police, Army and State Security Service for the effective policing of the Local Government Areas

59. Empowerment of Local Vigilante groups to complement the efforts of the Police in combating crime in Imo State

AGRICULTURE

60.Restructuring and revitalizing of Imo Palm Plantation limited ( a.k.a Adapalm Ltd, Ohaji)

61. Empowerment of over 100 FUGs & FCAs under the FADAMA 111 projects to increase food production in Imo State

62. Increasing the volume of fish production in Imo State through the Agro-Nova project of the Imo State Ministry of Agriculture

63. Improvement of the Oguta Fish Hatchery to produce about 50,000 fingerlings per year

64. Stocking of the Nekede Poultry section of the Agronova with birds

65. Delivering Agricultural Extension Services to the farmers in the Local Government Areas

66. Distribution of sufficient quantity of fertilizer to the farmers in Imo State during the planting season

CAPITAL PROJECTS

67. Release of 180 million naira for development projects in Orlu and Okigwe zones in Imo State

Asphalting of some major roads within Owerri Municipal, including:

68. Assumpta Road,

69. Bank Road,

69. MCC Road through School Road