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February 1, 2017

Imo Air: Stakeholders tackle Imo Assembly

Imo Air: Stakeholders tackle Imo Assembly

Governor Rochas Okorocha addressing the crowd at the Sam Mbakwe Cargo Airport when he inaugurated the Maiden Imo Air on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. With him; Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha (1ST right), Speaker Imo House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Acho Ihim (2nd right), Chairman State Council of Ndi-Eze, HRM Eze Samuel Ohiri (3rd right), Deputy Governor Prince Eze Madumere (1st left), a representative of DANA Airline, Mr. Mbanuzuo Obi (2nd left), and the Captain of the maiden flight Mr. George Komander (3rd left).

By Chinonso Alozie

Owerri—Stakeholders have asked the Imo State House of Assembly, to explain to the members of the public their level of involvement in the recently launched Imo Air by Governor Rochas Okorocha.

Some of the stakeholders of different political parties, who spoke exclusively to Vanguard in Owerri, said  they “doubt” if the Imo State House of Assembly gave their approval.

According to the Imo State chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr. Ogbuehi Val Amafile,  the project was “suspicious.”

He gave his reasons that “The Imo State House of Assembly did not give a legal backing to the launching of Imo Air, “ a situation he said was unacceptable.

“All of a sudden, we saw Imo Air. This is an arrangement for the rich people and not the ordinary citizens of the state,“ he said.

In his view, the Imo State Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr. Peter Ezeobi, said that the aircraft should not be used as a tool to perpetrate fraud but for the good of Imolites.

The Director General, New media of  Imo State branch of  Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Arc Akwarandu, expressed surprise over the project.

He also alleged that there was no “proper plan because the executive ought to have discussed with the legislature before such  a project will be launched.”

Reacting also, the President of the Igbo National Council, INC, Comrade Chilos Godsent, urged Governor Rochas Okorocha, to prove his transparency by “publishing details of his transactions with Dana Air.

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