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Previous Imo govts wasted millions paying rent in Abuja –OkorochaImo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has berated past governments in the state for wasting millions of naira on rent in Abuja, which served as its liaison office.
Although he did not reveal the exact amount of money spent within the 17 years during which Imo liaison office was in a rented apartment, he however told journalists that N13 million was paid annually until the state government put a stop to it.
Addressing journalists yesterday, Ms Rosemary Okeke, liaison officer of Imo State Liaison Office, Abuja, who spoke on behalf of the governor, wondered why successive governments chose to waste millions of naira on rent, rather than putting up its own structure.
She said: “We were paying N13 million every year before Okorocha finally built this liaison office in order to solve that problem. I do not know why any government will chose to be paying millions as rent instead of erecting their own structure.”
“This building was built few years by Okorocha. We will be commissioning it on Wednesday. Okorocha is not like every other governor. He is the best governor the state has produced.
“This office will serve Imo people in Abuja and in the North. We want Imo people to know that this is the place they can come to when there is trouble or when they are in trouble.
“At the moment, we are thinking of leasing the down floor to people who might want to use it for business purposes. The liaison office has every office represented here. So, we are ready to work for the interest of Imo people.
“ Okorocha is a governor that thinks about his people. This place was an eyesore and a shame to Imo people. We were even living in a rented apartment. So, his excellency decided to make use of the land we have here.”
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