Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, on Monday, said his state, was completely devastated.
Ihedioha spoke at the government house in Owerri, while interacting with a delegation from the Department for International Development (DFID), led by O.C Ronnie, as reported in a statement by Ihedioha’s Chief Press Secretary, Chibuike Onyeukwu.
Ihedioha said he met complete mess in the areas of infrastructure, flooding and healthcare in the state and blamed his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha, for the decay.
The statement read in part: “While seeking the assistance and cooperation of the Department, the governor enumerated the challenges facing the state, including perennial flooding, poor power supply, decayed healthcare infrastructure and lack of partnership and technical support from international agencies.
“Our state is completely devastated. We have challenges in the area of infrastructure, acute flooding challenge. We are seeking the assistance of experts to assist us find solutions to these issues. Even our local government areas were left moribund for the past eight years.
“I can assure you that our hands are open for partnership to assist us reactivate and rebuild the state to give hope again to our people. We want to take back our state and it will interest you to note that our people are prepared to invest in our state. Already there is huge traffic here, but that has to be met by high level infrastructure.”
The statement also quoted Ronnie as saying: “Imo State is a strategic state in the country which at the moment is in dire need of urgent intervention in almost all the sectors.
“The Department is looking at engaging in the areas of provision of technical assistance, infrastructure and other key areas.”