Imo State LGAs Are Now Autonomous – Emeka Ihedioha

Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha has said his government has brought back financial autonomy of the 27 local government areas in Imo state.

He said this as he spoke to Imo Stakeholders at the first stakeholders meeting held on Thursday 18th July at the Ahiajoku Conference Center Owerri.

According to him, the local government election were yet to be conducted in the state in the past eight years.

His words, “Acting on the approval and resolution of the House of Assembly, the state government was compelled to suspend the purported LGA chairmen and appointed an interim management committee to oversee the affairs of the local government leadership for a period of 6 months pending inquiry and resolution of legal disputes,”

In line with my promise and pledge to run a democratic system of government, the state government has commenced the practice of financial autonomy of the local government administration in the state.

“I hereby urged the interim management committee chairmen to immediately commence similar stakeholders meeting in their respective local government areas so as to intimate the people on how much they get and what projects they intend to do with such funds for the development of the local governments.

“Irrespective of the fact that the new government is still grappling with the problem of a hostile hand-over without proper documentation, no functional offices, no vehicles and equipment, huge debt profile, poor infrastructures/substandard projects done by the past regime, hostile environment with personnel poised to sabotage a smooth take-off, I can assure you that my administration is still committed to retrieving Imo out from the woods and returning it back to the path of prosperity.”