I’ve performed better than all my predecessors - Imo governor


o State Governor and the Chairman, All Progressive Peoples (APC) Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha has declared that his achievements in the last six years has surpassed those of his predecessors put together.


The governor, who spoke with State House correspondents in Abuja, also said that his record will be difficult for his successor to beat.

According to him, his administration has impacted positively on the lives of Imo citizens.

“A good Governor that impacted positively on the lives of the people. I’m in this job not for the profit of it but for the honour and glory of the job. So I want to leave a legacy.

“I want Imo people to miss me and they will definitely. Believe you me they have not seen such developmental works before now and they will miss it. The only problem I have is that anybody that comes after me and does not perform will be stoned.

“Because you cannot come to Imo State now and say you want to abolish free education from primary to university, they will not accept. I have spoilt Imo people believe me. You cannot come to Imo State and say you want to give them a single lane road when they are now used to eight lane road in the city, they won’t accept it.

“You cannot come there and tell the children to go to schools that the floors are not tiled they will not accept because all the schools have been rebuilt. I have rebuilt 450 schools. You can no longer take them to those ramshackle hospitals, those shanties they called hospitals because I have built ultramodern 27 to 200 bed general hospitals. You can no longer tell them those stories. All the infrastructures are there.

“You cannot tell them that there are criminal activities any more and that your hands are tied they will not accept it because we know where we brought Imo from, from unsafe place to a safe place right now. And you can no longer tell our workers to dress shabbily they will not, they will want to dress in their suits and tie and white shirts. So Imo has changed believe me.

“I stand to be challenged and corrected by anybody that what we have done in Imo State in this six years can be comparable to what any governor in that state living or dead has done. And whether if we put all of them together can match what we have done. Have you seen me sounding boisterous? That is the truth. But the point is I don’t make media noise, I don’t make foundation laying stones Programme, I don’t bring women to dance because I want to lay foundation project.

“I don’t commission projects because for me it doesn’t make sense. They say that is the only way to get the media to know what we are doing but to me it doesn’t make sense. What is the most important is that people are benefiting and people are happy.”

He stressed that there is no area in human existence that his administration has not touched.

“I can only give credit to God almighty. There is just no area we have not touched and Owerri is now the fastest growing city outside Lagos and Abuja and I stand proud to say so. Ease of doing business is at the highest level. So is not major is just passion and vision at play,” he stated.
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  2. It is only in IMO state that I have seen road built using headpan and shovel, I don't want to talk about rochas because he is crafty

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  3. Loquacious & arrogant. Have civil servants faired well. Salary earners, contractors & pensioners propels our economy.

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  4. My man calm down, the onus lies on the citizens of Imo state to evaluate you and not you for your self.

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  5. My man calm down, the onus lies on the citizens of Imo state to evaluate you and not you for your self.

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  6. what a shame the kind of people running the affairs of this country. Can you imagine a leader making senseless statements about 6years of misguided priority, wasteful investment, visionless leadership and directionless rulership. My friends from Imo state are ashamed of you and I'm particularly ashamed of you cos of my personal faith in you to provide good stewardship in governance. A great leader is the person that will anticipate success stories that will outlive him by building the legacy of leaders and NOT one that will say to his people that his successors will struggle to match his achievement. PEOPLE are in the best position to pass the judgement and NOT your public display of optimum ignorance despite your educational qualifications.

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  7. Richas is a big fool, my dad and mum are pensioners, for 13 months now, no pay and he is bragging to be the best Governor, cutting down the salaries of the works every month, na Indian Hemp dee worry am

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