Imo PDP Decry Approval of Illegal Tertiary Institutions, Shady Deals of Outgoing Governor Rochas Okorocha ||| NEWS CORNER

The Peoples Democratic Party Imo State Chapter says its attention has been drawn to the recent pronouncements by the outgoing Governor of Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha concerning the purported recent establishments and upgrading of certain institutions in the state.

In a press release signed by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Damian Oparah reveals that College of Education Ihitte-Uboma, Imo State Polytechnic Ehime Mbano, Imo State University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Ngor Okpala/Aboh Mbaise, Imo State University, Faculty of Engineering Onuimo, Imo State Polytechnic Orlu Campus (TESAC), Imo State College of Education Ohaji/Egbema as proposed as well as the purported appointments of heads of these non-existing institutions at the twilight of Governor Okorocha’s administration are channels created to loot the State’s treasury but call on Imo people to disregard such pronouncements that has no basis in law and may have been done without due processes.

The release further states that just a few month to the closure of Governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration, he has employed more workers than he had ever done during the eight years he wasted as the Governor of Imo State.

“Worst still, he employs and backdates letters of employments given to individuals who hitherto has no service to render to the State Ministries, Agencies and Parastatals. For instance, in one Agency alone, the MD purportedly employed 300 (three hundred) persons in the guise of doing surveillance duties and back dated their employment letters.”

“The above scenario has been going on virtually in all government establishments across the State including Imo State owned Tertiary Institutions. The looting of government property has been going on daily, government vehicles have been auctioned at give away prices. Just two days ago, the office of the Secretary to government of Imo State was looted and property worth millions of naira that belongs to Imo people must have been carted away.”

The Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State chapter which views the eleventh hour actions of Governor Okorocha as criminal, unwarranted and as well unlawful reiterates that the incoming PDP administration under the governor-elect Emeka Ihedioha shall do the needful by making sure that these illegal actions of Governor Okorocha are reverted.

“His Excellency Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha shall definitely build institutions, employ Imo people gainfully during his administration and these shall be done with due diligence and processes.”

The Imo PDP warn beneficiaries of the eleventh hour employment of the outgoing Governor Okorocha’s government stressing that they shall have themselves to blame for accepting illegal appointments and back dated letters of employments, knowing fully well that it amounts to breach of established civil service rules, and that when the law shall come after them, they shall have no one but themselves to blame.

“Therefore, any person or group of persons caught looting, damaging or tampering with government property in Imo State, from now hence forth, no matter how highly placed such persons may be shall face the consequences of his/her actions at the appropriate time.”

“Consequently, Permanent Secretaries, Directors of Administrations and General Services in the 27 Local Government Areas of Imo State, Heads of Government Establishments who allows looting, backdated employments, or any other illegalities or criminal actions to be carried out in their Ministry, Establishments and Local Governments under thei watch shall be summarily dealt with on the assumption of the PDP administration. This madness must stop. Imo State belongs to all of us.”

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