Okorocha: My Appointees Will Generate Resources That Will Fund Their Offices

Gov Okorocha in a handshake with Justice Chukwudifu oputa (Rtd.)

Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has assured that most of his appointees will generate resources that will fund their respective offices and create wealth for the state, a position which debunks the claim in some quarters that the size of his cabinet may weigh heavily on the financial strength of the state.

In a maiden meeting with all the political appointees, the governor stated that the criticisms have no basis considering that the Imo Rescue government has been structured to operate as a task force towards achieving the desired result within the shortest possible time. He also maintained that his foot-soldiers were carefully selected to deliver on his Rescue Mission, saying: “My team players will work to generate their pay. I have defined their roles and job schedules for which I am optimistic that they will deliver.

“The Rescue Mission is like a task force that doesn’t require much protocol. What it means is that they will not depend on the state resources, but will rather explore other opportunities that will add value to our government and whoever that fails to perform within expectation for the first three months will be dropped,” he added.

Governor Okorocha, who reiterated that his government is in a hurry to deliver, further explained that he engaged many hands with specific functions to address the unnecessary bureaucratic bottlenecks that have always delayed government action and policy implementation. He enjoined Imo people to expect a radical change in the state in the areas of infrastructural development, healthcare delivery, industrialization, security, and compulsory and qualitative free education at the primary and secondary school levels, disclosing that his administration has saved enough resources for the development of the state by cutting down the cost of governance. He further restated his resolve to run a corruption-free administration and warned all the appointees to shun acts of corruption in their own interest.

Similarly, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. Chinedu Offor, has urged Imo people to judge Gov. Rochas Okorocha by his performance and not the number of appointees in his government. Offor, who stated this while making some clarifications to government house reporters, said that the governor has made sacrifices that suggest that he is determined to rescue the state.