seankafor:
why has hope been taking trips thro and fro to Abuja and back?
I thought by now, he is supposed to atleast cajole his crony into coming to his aid in some of these big projects especially roads..
55b off imo state pocket will surely shake our financial prowess..

Imo state no too get money like that..

Hotels here and there, na hotels we go chop? How much these hotels remits as taxes sef?

sanctity454:


Hope trips to Abuja, I believe will attract more FG presence than Rochas regime, though I don't like him. That man has a lot of clout.
He has been cajoling seplat and Walter smith owners to finance some roads and get tax relief, especially for owerri -umuahia road.

XANDERO85:


Good question considering how Owerri is saturated with a lot of hotels...and with new ones springing up almost on a monthly basis!

Imo State IGR is a joke -to put it mildly- and this has mainly to do with the ineffective, distracted and comedic governance they’ve been unfortunate to be saddled with! When they want to vote in a more serious and thorough gov’t, the bastards that have said Ndigbo will not progress will use the Supreme Court to overturn the will of the people! The same person that truncated Dee Sam Mbakwes’ result-driven gov’t more than thirty years ago is still around today to cause them more grief in 2020!

iboboyswag:


Nna, I know you are like a voice crying in the wilderness... Don't worry they will soon hear you, ínü

kikake:

Thanks for recognizing my plight.


People from Orlu zone have never had the advantages in closeness to multi faculty government university like people in Owerri zone have had for nearly a century.

So few people like me from Orlu area hardly creep up to ask for what I ask IMSG - the most basic things govt must provide in Orlu area - the basic things IMSG have been providing in double or triplicate in Owerri area.

iboboyswag:



It is a failure of leadership... Even Owerri zone have nothing to show for the years of investment.

There is a need to rethink the concept of governance in IMO State. What drives the peoples choice? We need to ask critical questions and not pay homage to mediocrity.

BastardWike:


God bless him more for investing in Imo State and helping to create jobs. The state really needs investments from private individuals because there is no government here.

Imo State economy is gradually picking up and it will receive a boost once the refineries, petrochemical plant and gas projects are completed.

Had it been we have a governor like Umahi who would provide the much needed infrastructure, Owerri would have been competing with P.H by now but we keep having mediocres like Rochas and Hopeless.

Captain Iheanacho contested for Imo State gubernatorial election but when he wanted to build a refinery, he went to Lagos. Yet an outsider decided to build same refinery in Imo. We don't need selfish people like this.

Voting Hopeless out in 2023 is a task that must be done so that Imo State can develope optimally.

SmartPolician:


In what way, please?

Beyond oil, Port Harcourt is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean

That's why Onne has a port and related service firms, contributing significantly to the state's IGR

There are many factors that give Rivers State an edge

BTW, 2023 is still a long way; I despise party politics. Hope can still prove his mettle.

PDP has never worked in Imo State.

sanctity454:
FLAGSHIP PROJECT FOR THE URBAN RENEWAL OF OWERRI - BEAUTIFICATION, TRAFFIC DECONGESTION AND ECONOMIC PROLIFERATION

The quest for the resolution of Owerri traffic congestion remains an ultimate search, not necessarily because of the accolades awaiting the initiator and executioner of such success but, due to the beautification of the Eastern heartland and improved socioeconomic activities in the state.

No doubt, Owerri is next destination zone for tourism and social life domiciliation however, this beautiful city of tranquil has been deprived of her status and abandoned of patronage, even deserted by her own, simply because of the social vices emanating from traffic congestion, street trading and general disorderliness on the streets of Owerri.

By her strategic position within the south eastern region (connecting two major commercial cities of Onitsha and Aba) and her economic importance to the state, there became an urgent need for an burban renewal project which has been conceived and flagged off by the Shared Prosperity administration of His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma.

This Urban Renewal project would be handled by a prestigious indigenous company "PLANET PROJECT" - highly reputed by their monumental signature projects accros the city of Lagos State such as: Victoria Island - Lekki Traffic Circulation Project; Lekki Junction Improvement Works; Ikeja Bus Terminal; Oshodi Transport Interchange, etc.

Interestingly, PLANET PROJECT's engagement was facilitated by the Imo State Lagos Liaison Officer, Dr. Chidi Uzoma - bringing developmental tidings home. It is amazing how every sector of government is operational and optimal under the leadership of His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma.

Liason offices are no longer just for the entertainment of the Governor of the state when he is in town, but has engaged in liaising and standing in the gap for the State Government whenever necessary.

The painstaking exercise of studying and identifying flashpoints with conspicuous traffic gridlock, successfully yielded lasting solutions with dual purpose (beautification and traffic decongestion). Apart from the Junction Improvement Works (JIW), the neighborhood market would proffer lasting solution in eradicating street trading and hawking which has hitherto led to traffic gridlock, aiding social vices and halted economic growth beyond a certain index.

Another major aspect of this Urban Renewal project which is expected to come in other phases, is the building of a Central Bus Terminal (with subs at Egbu, Control and Naze) and incorporation of lay-bys along the major roads. These would adequately address vehicular movement and flow within the state capital, thereby leading to a geometric improvement on economic activities.

This initiative of the Shared Prosperity administration of His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, is a flagship project centered on decongestion of traffic while improving on ease of doing business within the state.

#The3RGovernment
#GovernmentofSharedProsperity
#HopeNewAndElectronicMediaCenter



What's your take on this guys, my own is walkways and drains coverage is sacrosanct.

ChimaAdeoye:


There is a reason why roundabouts are used to control traffic at major road junctions in 3rd world countries more than traffic lights. ~` LACK OF CONSTANT ELECTRICITY !

Roundabouts don't need electricity to function and traffic will always move as long as people obey a simple rule~ Yield for traffic on your RIGHT Side!

If we remove these roundabouts and put normal T-junctions with traffic light or Police who will not be there every hour of the day or traffic lights that will break down after 3 months, we are courting trouble. The traffic that will develop as a result of failure of traffic lights will be out of this world. That is why i always prefer roundabouts to be made bigger to solve traffic problems, not removed totally. Or you build a flyover on that junction and solve the problem permanently.

ChimaAdeoye:


There is a reason why roundabouts are used to control traffic at major road junctions in 3rd world countries more than traffic lights. ~` LACK OF CONSTANT ELECTRICITY !

Roundabouts don't need electricity to function and traffic will always move as long as people obey a simple rule~ Yield for traffic on your RIGHT Side!

If we remove these roundabouts and put normal T-junctions with traffic light or Police who will not be there every hour of the day or traffic lights that will break down after 3 months, we are courting trouble. The traffic that will develop as a result of failure of traffic lights will be out of this world. That is why i always prefer roundabouts to be made bigger to solve traffic problems, not removed totally. Or you build a flyover on that junction and solve the problem permanently.

ChimaAdeoye:


There is a reason why roundabouts are used to control traffic at major road junctions in 3rd world countries more than traffic lights. ~` LACK OF CONSTANT ELECTRICITY !

Roundabouts don't need electricity to function and traffic will always move as long as people obey a simple rule~ Yield for traffic on your RIGHT Side!

If we remove these roundabouts and put normal T-junctions with traffic light or Police who will not be there every hour of the day or traffic lights that will break down after 3 months, we are courting trouble. The traffic that will develop as a result of failure of traffic lights will be out of this world. That is why i always prefer roundabouts to be made bigger to solve traffic problems, not removed totally. Or you build a flyover on that junction and solve the problem permanently.

asha80:
in nigeria it is yield for the traffic on the left side

SmartPolician:


In what way, please?

Beyond oil, Port Harcourt is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean

That's why Onne has a port and related service firms, contributing significantly to the state's IGR

There are many factors that give Rivers State an edge

BTW, 2023 is still a long way; I despise party politics. Hope can still prove his mettle.

PDP has never worked in Imo State.

Grgton:
instead of IMO state govt removing those roundabouts, why not install Traffic lights that is effective... or create or maintain already existing bypass... this is festive period such urban renewal is not properly timed,

Grgton:
my brother the matter is just tiring what is wrong with IMO state govt? take a look at Orlu road, isn't that shameful?

sanctity454:
GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA'S STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT YEILDS INFRASTRUCTURAL DIVIDENDS.

As against the back drop of ceremonious claims on association with the Federal Government by the previous administrations of Imo State, the Shared Prosperity administration of His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has fruitfully been engaging with the Federal Government for visibility in Imo State, project-wise.

The latest to the records being the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval of N16.7B for the total rehabilitation of Ihiala-Orlu-Nkwerre-Umuduru road.

This landmark achievement of the shared prosperity government is coming barely a year into his administration and this project, indeed, stands conspicuously as one of the major FG road projects in Imo state since 2010.

Recall that, His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has constantly made it known that his affiliation and association with the Federal Government would yield fruitfulness to the State.

Governor Hope Uzodimma is also in touch with the Federal Government on improved speed for the ongoing work on Aba-Owerri road and other FG projects within the state.

Worthy appreciation to the Federal Government for this monumental project. His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma would continue to attract FG visibility in the state for improved development.

#HopeNewAndElectronicMediaCenter

OruExpress:
Also, lets refrain from measuring an economy by 'IGR'. IGR is a measure of taxation, not economic activity. If we bring this ignorant trend to Imo, governors will compete to tax people at higher and higher rates until life is unbearable for normal people. Many of you don't own property but you will one day and when you do you will know what I'm saying. Using IGR as a metric is for people that live with their fathers.

kikake:


Hotels saturate Owerri, why? Because of the about 300,000 students jam packed in Owerri in all the universities and polys in Imo state restricted to Owerri area.

Rochas Okorocha government started to build what it called new site for Imo state university in Ogboko to lower the level of prostitution in Owerri.

Those who profit from the prostitution business colluded with profiteering local landlords and opposed Okorocha’s intention. Yet Okorocha government continued to build the university. Ihedioha government committee pronounced the university as wholly IMSG owned. Okorocha never raised any objection to the committee findings.

But governor Hope Uzodinma is political foe of Okorocha.


New Hotels emerge in Owerri - to the delight of those profiting from prostitution of our young students jam packed in Owerri.

XANDERO85:


The argument is that people and businesses should be taxed appropriately, not over-taxed....and any leaks in the system plugged so all receipts go to gov’t coffers!

When you check what states like Imo and Abia tell you they make as IGR every month, surely you must suspect something isn’t right somewhere!

eduj:

Don't blame it on the students.Their are cities in Nigeria with more institutions of higher learning than owerri,yet you don't see hotels/prostitutes everywhere.
Imo state government (past and present)hasn't made any conscious effort to industrialize . imo lies between onitsha and aba (two industrial power houses in the East) yet they don't attract tangible Fdi-even though it has better public infrastructure than at least Aba.
Let their government invest in industrial parks and you would see the fortunes of the state turn around

Afam4eva:

I will like to state that Owerri does not necessarily have more prositutes than other cities with insititution. The only difference is that there's nothing much happening in Owerri other than universities and hotels. If Owerri had other forms of industries, you won't even notice the hotels and universities as much.

OruExpress:


absolutely, and it only takes 1 reasonable governor (which neither state can produce) at patch that up. After that governor, god help you if you were one of the people that created a culture of measuring wealth with IGR.

Nigerians already started measuring wealth with overpasses and now look at the ridiculous race to have more overpasses than my neighbor that governors are engaged in. Lets us factories if we must pick an inaccurate metric to obsess on. IGR is not one of them. Some state will us low taxes to keep economic activity high, and this forum will lead the way in killing that option.

OreMI22:
Although i really didn't like Rochas for his penchant for low quality roads, truth is that he had practical vision for Imo state. Rochas had a technical mind on what was feasible or what was needed to achieve his vision for Imo state. Albeit, his urge to cut corners always made him settle for low quality construction.

However from the looks of it, Hope Uzodinma has ZERO idea about how to develop Imo state. He also does not have a technical mind, thus really embarks on silly unworkable projects just to appear as though he was doing something. I have been looking at his plan to demolish all roundabouts and replace them with 4 way-Junctions and i wonder why he hadn't noticed that the British knew we needed stable, constant electricity to power traffic lights to operate a system of 4 way intersections, than roundabouts which could function efficiently without electricity. Countries without constant electricity cannot operate the 4 way intersections else it would be totally chaotic and impossible to pass those junctions even in places with the most patient drivers. The same man bulldozing all roundabouts in Owerri as an "urban renewal plan" has no plans to improve electricity supply in the city to ensure his traffic lights would work 24 hours of the day and forestall traffic jams that result when traffic lights fail.

He bulldozed the tunnels without going ahead to construct proper flyovers at those spots to add value to what the tunnel was supposed to do. The same bulldozing mindset was why he pulled down a N1.6 billion naira building called Somto Hospital. If that building could not be used as a hospital, it could be used as a vocational training center for youths/artisans, a school for handicap, an indoor computer or phone market, or even a police station with some rooms converted to jails. Why would a poor state in Africa pull down buildings that could be used or donated for other uses?

It is becoming clear that Hope does not have any plans whatsoever to develop Imo state. All he wants to do is to blame the previous Governors for this or that, then continue to demolish this and that just to buttress his point, without adding any value to the state.

eduj:



The greatest asset any government can bestow on its citizens isn't necessarily asthetic infrastructure (flyovers and very wide roads), but economic infrastructure (gas facilities, airports,industrial estates, power stations, industries ,modern markets etc). And them people empowerment.We would be better off as an ethnic group if over leaders invest heavily in the manpower within the region-giving us technical skills that are comparative with what is available in the developed nations