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Imo State Airline: Governor Rochas Okorocha Faces Impeachment
January 27, 2017 – Imo State Airline Inauguration: Governor Rochas Okorocha Faces Impeachment
Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Imo, Dr Cletus Nnorom on Thursday called on the House of Assembly to commence impeachment process against Gov. Rochas Okorocha over his recent inauguration of airline for the State.
He said he would mobilise for the lawmakers recall if they failed to commence impeachment process against the governor.
“Enough is enough, the governor thinks everybody is a fool in this state and we must stand for our rights.
“We have kept quiet for a long time and I am personally going to make it official with the lawmakers”, he said.
A trader, Mr Uchenna Ojigwe, said the governor had failed the people. We are dying of hunger in Imo and the governor is busy spending the state’s money without due consultations.
“Who told the governor that we needed airline at this moment of recession when he cannot even pay salaries of workers in the state?
“Is this not a governor that have refused to pay salaries of workers and pensioners, yet he is flouting airline?” he said.
The state Coordinator of True Ambassador, an NGO, Mr Kingsley Ibe, said floating an airline by the governor was an impeachable offence because it was never captured in 2016 budget.
“We are calling for the governor’s impeachment because he never followed due process in floating the Imo airline.
“The governor should limit his projects to the budget approved for him by the lawmakers and since he decided to run the affairs of Imo state as a private business, he should be impeached”, he said.
Okorocha, on Wednesday, commissioned Imo airline at the Sam Mbakwe International Airport.
Okorocha said Imo had no license to manage an airline but had 10 years partnership arrangement with Dana Airline to manage it for the state.
The governor also said the airline would boost tourism, create employment and encourage discounted rate for Imo indigenes.
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Bok
January 27, 2017 at 1:53 AM
una never see anything yet,una carry Hausa man as Governor
Kelechi
January 27, 2017 at 4:37 PM
****** what as Hausa man got to do with imo airline please keep Hausa out of this nonsense. This is Igbo problem, deal with it
Mon
January 27, 2017 at 2:35 AM
This governor is actually proving to be a clone, there is no doubt he is the one OBJ was referring to when he mentioned of giving presidency to Igbos, and the reason is because this clone has succeeded in messing Imo state up and already Bokoharamized it. The impeachment is already overdue.
Metu Nyetu
January 27, 2017 at 5:24 AM
UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS WOULD have been a laudable stride. But when salaries are owed and people are starving on account of delayed payments, floating an airline is nothing but to rub it into the faces of the common men that they are not important. After all, it is only the rich that flies. The Governor seems to have no sustainable plan for the poor masses. This is highly deplorable.
Endurance
January 27, 2017 at 6:30 AM
Good comment @Metu Nyetu
clifford
January 27, 2017 at 6:58 AM
For now,not even the mega states as Lagos and Rivers could afford this form of miss investment. It is not people oriented more so only the rich and government officials shall benefit from this. The revenue will be on the negative as the officials who will board it will continually ask for discount subvention. In the first place was this appropriated.
fifelomo
January 27, 2017 at 9:36 AM
@Metu I love ur comment.
BABY
January 27, 2017 at 11:00 AM
the only problem if okorocha became a presidency,that mean hausa man is still rulling us,okorocha great grand fathers are among those who practice slave trade,but for the air line it will favour biafra land
Merit Brown
January 27, 2017 at 11:14 AM
Rochas is not an Igboman, he is one of the missing Fulanissssssssss
Okorohausa is a big disappointment.
Danti
January 27, 2017 at 11:58 AM
If Nigeria cannot run an airline how is Imo state going to manage this? Simpleton with adolescent tendencies is what the Gov. is.
Jordan jonhson
January 27, 2017 at 2:02 PM
Roachas I dare you to enter United States!!!
Brave Hunter
January 27, 2017 at 2:24 PM
OKOROHAUSA doing the right thing at the wrong time.
I take a stroll…
Alexunique Legendary
January 27, 2017 at 2:38 PM
That is APC members for you! He can’t pay salary nor pension and his busy buying aircraft for the state,which his going to benefit very well. Buhari is in UK for vacation and Nigerian are dying of hungry. God will see them. If possible then should get him impeached.
MAN D BEST
January 27, 2017 at 7:49 PM
AYO FAYOSE SAID WHENEVER NIGERIANS COMPLAIN OF HUNGER, FG WILL COME UP WITH A STORY(CHIBOK GIRLS RESCUED) TO DIVERT ATTENTIONS. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS MAN IS DOING. OGA, DEM TELL U SAY DEM WANT AIRLINE? PAY YOUR WORKERS!