The governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has declared his administration’s intention to conduct fresh elections in the local government areas of the state.as the winner of the governorship election in the state and directed his immediate swearing in.In his broadcast on Tuesday, the governor promised that the elections will be credible and will take place as soon as possible.
The suspended executives, all members of the All Progressives Congress , were elected in an election conducted in 2018, during the Rochas Okorocha administration.Though Messrs Uzodinma and Okorocha, as well as the Council officials are all of the same party, the APC, it was very clear that they did not share the same political vision for the state.
They claimed that the judgment also empowered them to resume after the governors and Houses of Assembly had been served copies of the judgment. I recall that on that event a large, enthusiastic crowd of our people thronged the airport and the swearing-in venue, Hero’s Square, to welcome me and to witness the ceremony. That was a clear indication that Ndi Imo joyfully welcomed my final emergence as the governor of the state.
Well, so much proverbial water has passed under the axiomatic bridge since that occasion and following the trials and hectic tribulations of the campaign trail, I stand before you today as governor of our great state, solely by the uncommon grace of God to whom I give all the glory for the momentous Supreme Court judgment of January 14, 2020.
We have witnessed, over ten years now, a slow, steady but devastating loss of the core values that had defined our dear, adorable Imo State. In place of those cherished ideals, an insipid culture of lawlessness and neo-feudalism had crept into the body fabric of our state. In line with the provisions of the Constitution, we shall urgently restore the autonomy and integrity of Local Government Administration. Thank God therefore, for the objective effort of the administration of President Mohammadu Buhari in uncoupling the local government finances from the meddlesome interests of state officials. The dynamic LG System of our New Imo State will guarantee the steady trickle down of democracy dividends to the atomized hamlets and clans of our rural communities.
Emoluments of core Civil Servants shall continue to be drawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and paid promptly but not later than every month end. Pensions and Gratuities shall likewise continue to be treated as First Line Charge to the CRF in accordance with the provisions of the law.Specifically, the salaries of Civil Servants and allowances of pensioners will henceforth be paid fully.
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