By Gideon Njoku
Hon Emeka Ihedioha, Governor, Imo state, says he will step on toes.
Speaking at a lecture to mark his inauguration as governor, Ihedioha noted that Imo was in bad shape, but promised he would work with everything in him, along with his team, and Imo people to make the state work. “Imo must work”, he said.
Delivering the Key note address with the theme, “The Problems Confronting Governance In Today’s Nigeria: The Imo Challenge”, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, said: Emeka Ihedioha,you are at the junction of history.
To make a difference, you must be different. You cannot continue with the old ways and be different. You must develop the will to be tenacious, unbendable and resolute in your convictions. You must be selfless. Avoid sycophants, job seekers and 419ners”
To the applause of the hundreds who thronged the venue, Nwodo said, ” You may, among the South-east governors, be the latest kid on the block, but you come with enormous national exposure and experience.
Furthermore, in a country with declining respect for electoral process and its management, your emergence, in spite all odds, is providential”
Imo people expect Ihedioha to clear the mess Okorocha left behind, including the obscene establishment of six universities in one fell swoop, the appointment of eleven permanent secretaries, new Head of Service, and a new Accountant General for the state.
