KEN OJIRI CAMPAIGNS IN GRAND STYLE

Says He Is The Most Prepared To Govern Imo State.

As the governorship election in Imo State draws close, the Accord Party Governorship candidate, Ken Ojiri says he is the most prepared among those aspiring to be Imo State Governor in 2015.

Ojiri who addressed a mammoth crowd of Accord party members in the 27 local Government Areas of Imo Sate in Owerri, said he belongs to the category of 21^st century leaders who have been tutored on the rudiments of good governance and leadership.

He said he has deep understanding of the problems confronting the people of Imo State, saying he has the drive and wherewithal to take Imo State to Eldorado, adding that he has evolved measures geared towards improving the lot of the people of Imo State when elected into office..

 According to him, such measures include x-raying the problems of Imo State, ascertaining the pace of development in other States as a yardstick to address socio economic issues affecting the State and ascertaining the economic direction of the State and knowing how to apply them.

 He said this has formed the crux of an economic roadmap for the State, adding that the present administration is running fallacious policies and programmes.

Ojiri took a swipe at the much trumpeted free education programme of the present administration saying education is already free in Imo and other states because the federal government through the Universal Basic Education Programme has guaranteed free education from primary to secondary schools.

He said, “We must question this government where the budget for free education is going to.  We should query and ask questions on the construction of classrooms without toilets for pupils. This is unacceptable.

He said his administration will place emphasis on youth development, stating that as a youth he has the solution to myriad problems bedeviling the youths of Imo State.

The international financial tax expert hinted that even before he decided to aspire to be Imo State Governor, he has investors from the United States of America that are willing to invest in  Imo State to ensure accelerated growth of the economy of the state.

While he called on party members to be prepared for the forthcoming governorship elections, Ojiri said he is seeking for partnership with them in order to realize their collective aspiration to change Imo State for good. He said the voters are the kingmakers and therefore ought to be tutored on the need to elect a responsible and responsive government in the forthcoming elections.

Earlier in his speech, the Deputy Governorship candidate of Accord Party, Dr. Fabian Ihekweme, took a swipe at the Okorocha administration describing it as the most deceitful in the history of Imo State.

 He said Okorocha has plunged Imo State into a whopping debt of N215 billion naira in the last three years, adding that 75% of the monthly allocation accrued to the State has been frittered away on frivolities. He said the present government cannot give account of the huge federal allocations that came to the coffers of the Imo State in the last three years.

Ihekweme added that most of the State government owned economically viable outfits such as ADAPALM, Imo Transport Corporation, ITC have been converted to personal enterprise of Governor Okorocha, stressing that Imo State will remain in perpetual economic bondage if Okorocha returns as governor of the State in 2015. 

He said that Ken Ojiri led administration will restore Imo State to economic sanity, adding that Ojiri as international financial expert will manage the resources of the State prudently to ensure jobs and other economic benefits for the people of the State.

He said Accord Party is the only political party that is peaceful and willing to place Imo State on the path of progress and development.

In his remarks, Evangelist Myke Ikoku, the Accord Party House of Reps candidate for Isu/Nwangele/Njaba/Nkwerre Federal constituency said he is confident Accord Party will record resounding success in the coming elections in Imo State.

He said the caliber of politicians in Accord party are men and women of exceptional quality and integrity to ensure success for the party. He said Ken Ojiri is on a true rescue mission for the people of Imo State, urging them to support his governorship aspiration. He said the PDP in Imo State is from suffering HIV and this made him to abandon the party for Accord where he has found his political soul-mates.

In his speech, the Director General, Ken Ojiri Campaign Organization, Elder Sunny Nwadiaro said Accord party is the only peaceful political party in Imo State. He maintained that Accord will emerge victorious in the coming elections because they have a humble and humane candidate who has the capacity to restore good governance in Imo State.

The Imo State Chairman, Accord Party, described Ojiri as an embodiment of humility

Ojiri, Mechanics Brainstorm On Way Forward For Imo State.

As part of his ongoing consultations with stakeholders on the way forward for Imo State, Accord Party Governorship candidate, Ken Ojiri  last Friday met with mechanics at Nekede and Orji in Imo State where ideas and plans on how to ensure a better Imo State were discussed.

Ojiri promised to address infrastructural problems affecting the mechanics at Orji and Nekede Mechanic villages, stating that the level of underdevelopment in the mechanic villages is hindering them from achieving desired results.

He promised to invite foreign partners to cross pollinate ideas on how to enhance their duties, stating that the number of mechanics can be a yardstick for them to bargain for effective representation in government.

Ojiri described them as key players in the Imo economy, adding that despite the failure of successive government to address myriad problems affecting them, they have not relented in accelerating the progress of Imo State. He said through foreign partnership, abandoned cars can be recycled to produce new ones, adding that if elected into office, their welfare will be of upmost priority. 

He promised to provide modern equipments to aid their work, adding that he will introduce a policy where mechanics that specialize in various areas are given the needed boost and impetus. He advised then to form co-operatives as a measure to boost their work.

In his response, spokesman of the Mechanics, Mr. Chibueze Njoku said mechanics need liberation, adding that they have to be carried along in affairs of governance.

He requested that their members should be appointed into government as a means of making them active players in the affairs of governance of Imo State.

Mr. Njoku said they have been at the receiving end of government injustice as some of their members are being harassed by government officials.

In his remarks, Chairman, NARTA, Nekede Mechanic village, Mr. Kyrian Nnadi enumerated the problems facing mechanics in the area, pointing that the Accord party governorship candidate is the first public office seeker to visit the mechanics and identify with their problems. He expressed optimism that Ojiri will emerge the next governor of Imo State because he is the only one who possesses the integrity to govern Imo State.

At Orji Mechanic village, Ojiri promised to address the problems of the mechanics, recalling the role of mechanics in the economic survival of the State.