My Giant Strides - IKEDI OHAKIM - The Definition of Leadership

CLEAN & GREEN INITIATIVE

This is the flagship programme of the Ohakim Administration
This programme has won Imo State as the cleanest state in Nigeria - 2008
Recovered the state from filth
Beautification and tree planting
ENTRACO, environment transformation company established in partnership with EnviroServe

Health

Got accreditation for The Imo State University College of Medicine
This enabled the College to graduate its first set of Medical Doctors in January 2009
HIV Consulting And Treatment Centres increased from 10 to 45
Centres for Anti Retroviral Drugs increased from one to six
24 Emergency Obstetrics Centres (EOCs) established
Equipped more Schools of nursing etc.
Imo State won the COMPASS award for the best state government on health

Agriculture

For the first time, Imo becomes a rice producing state
Rehabilitated moribund Adapalm with a new Board inaugurated
Introduced commercial farming under the Agronova Concept with South African Partners
34 hectares of fish farm established at Umuna, Onuimo LGA
Agronova king fish to hit the market in December 2009

Infrastructure and Public Utilities

Tourism

Judiciary

Undertaken massive infrastructural rehabilitation
High Court Judges provided with brand new cars
Magistrates provided with brand new cars
Facilitated the coming of the Federal Court of Appeal to Imo State
Built and donated the new court of appeal and judges quarters with
state of the art facilities
100% Salary increase to Judiciary Officers in Imo State

Imo Job Centre and Finishing School

Education

Set up Imo Children’s Education Fund
50 billion Naira Education Fund soon to be launched.
Rehabilitated 65 secondary schools
Built 35 ultramodern Classroom blocks for the 27 LGA’s
Upgraded Michael Okpara College of Agriculture to a Polytechnic (Imo State Polytechnic)
Plans to relocate Imo State University to a more befitting cite on top gear
Imo Schorlaship scheme re-established

Sports

Over N1.5 biliion Naira injected into sports.
As a result, State owned Heartland Football Club top contender in
Confederation of African Football tournaments
Imo state won the African Women Hockey Championship - 2008

Foreign Investment

Agronova company with South African Farmers
Royal Oaks Advisory Group of America investing $400 million on refinery and petrochemical project
Clean and Green Airline aka Air Midwest in collaboration with other investors to be operational soon.
ENTRACO In partnership with EnviroServe

The Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport

Roads

332 Kilometres of paved roads complete
Dualization of all major roads leading into Owerri under construction
150 kilometer Imo Boulevard Project linking 19 LGAs with modern toll plazas under construction
420 kilometres of paved roads under various stages of construction
Rehabilitated and constructed 3000 Rural roads under IRROMA
Employed 3000 youths under IRROMA

Imo Municipal Transport Service (IMTS)

Introduced the first ever Municipal Transport Service in Imo State
Total ban of Commercial Motorcycles in Owerri implemented
Injected 1500 tricycles in place of commercial motorcycles
Over 150 luxury and mini buses, and 150 taxis cabs introduced in Owerri Capital city under IMTS

Operation Festival

Imo now records lowest crime rate according to the security agencies
Launched Operation Festival that resulted in zero crime record during every festival (especially Christmas) between May, 2007 and now
Reinvigorated Vigilante Groups in each LGA with a vehicles and state of the art communication gadgets
Created employment for 3000 youths
Special ENTRACO cadets equipped with BMW motorcycles and communication radios for sanitary inspection