Okorocha to Imo people: Bear with me, I will implement some tough policies

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State Friday gave an insight into what residents of the state should expect in his second term as governor.
In a news briefing at Government House, just before the inauguration ceremony, Okorocha said he is faced with some hard choices that must be made.
“How else do I handle the sanitation and perpetual gridlock at Douglas Road; the location of Ekeukwu Owerri market; indiscriminate siting of motor parks, reckless dumping of refuse and ofcourse the rampant cases of street hawking even around Government House junction.”
Okorocha noted that he faces same challenge in appointment of commissioners and aides who can deliver on the people’s mandate.
He said: “I’m faced with the challenge of appointing people who can do the job over people who campaigned and elected us into office. These party loyalists would be some considerations but we need people who would get the job done. It’s a tough decision which may be misunderstood but I have since learnt that your daughter can marry the son of your enemy. Whoever they are, we need people who can do the job.”
Announcing his resolve on policy revolution in the state, Okorocha hinted to the privatization of parastatals of government saying, “government parastatals should either be very effective or non-existent.”
The governor lamented that several parastatals and agencies of government were receiving huge subventions without adding anything of value to the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state. Okorocha maintained that such parastatals should at least be able to generate enough funds to pay their workers salary rather than just receiving subvention without showing any sign of productivity.
He urged Imo people to bear with him as he would have to introduce policies that would demand productivity in every area of the state.
Answering a question on when Imo would likely hold local government elections, the governor made it clear that there may be no council poll in the state in the near future.
Said he: “Local government election will only hold at the end of pending litigations over council administration. The case will likely go through the Appeal Court and then the Supreme Court before it is finally decided. I strongly believe in the decentralization of power which is why we have put in place the community Governing Council (CGC) at the community levels.”
Okorocha, however, noted that his administration in the next four years, would focus on wealth creation through industrialization; adding that the state will embark on economic missions to Turkey, South Korea and China with a view to partnering with credible and successful investors.