Top Three Performing LGA Chairman In Rivers State After 100 Days In Office
Dez Mayorz Report.
The Rivers State political crisis continues to divide the state into two political groups, not into PDP and APC rather into Wikematics (those loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike) and Simplified (those loyal to the State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara).
The last LGA election in Rivers State is still questionable by those loyal to the FCT Minister, but it is the Gov. Fubara loyalists LGA chairmen that receive allocation and occupy LGA government houses.
After 100 days in office, Dez Mayorz News takes a holistic view of the performance of LGA chairmen and came up with the top three performing LGA chairmen in Rivers State, based on governance (bringing dividends of democracy to the people), uniting the people and bringing sustainable peace in the LGA.
Due to the non-stop political crisis in Rivers State, some of the LGA chairmen failed to differentiate between politicking and governance.
Some of them think governance is a raffle draw, anywhere it points, they go without any preparation, agenda, or blueprint.
Instead of focusing more on governance, some of them rather use public funds to buy and instigate nuclear family crisis and extended family crisis at the homes of their political opponents.
Some just focused on sharing money meant for the development of their LGA with their political godfathers.
In 100 days in office, after receiving billions of naira, many of them have not done a single economically viable or revenue-generating project.
But in all these, some experienced LGA chairmen have done well in their 100 days in office.
They have shown capacity with their people-oriented projects and shown they understand what governance is all about.
Their productive leadership is bringing the dividends of democracy to the people in various wards of their Local Government.
They put the resources of their LGA into profitable use with prudence that enhanced productivity in the Governance of the LGA.
Below are the top 3 performing LGA chairmen in Rivers State after 100 days in office.
3. Opobo/Nkoro LGA chairman – Rt. Hon. Enyiada Cookey Gam.
(70 points).
The chairman who is on his second tenure continues his administration under Sir Siminalayi Fubara with more focus on Tourism attraction, security, youth empowerment, utility, transportation, and infrastructure.
Some of his projects include;
– Building Of Lock Up Shops And Beautification Of Opobo Water Front.
– Free Prepaid National Grid Light. All Expenses Paid Electricity.
– Purchase Of A Well Equipped Gun Boat And Vehicle For Police To Enhance Water Way And Land Security In The LGA.
– Building Of Lock Up Shops And Beautification Of Opobo Water Front.
Others are:
* Massive Grant.
* Setting up of a bursary committee that will in no distant time commence payment to beneficiaries.
* Youths Summit.
* Sustaining and recruiting more personnel into the internal local security network.
* Maintenance of Generators in all the satellite communities of the LGA that are yet to be linked to the national electricity grid, and supply of diesel to provide them electricity.
* Support to the customary court of Nigeria, Opobo/Nkoro bench.
* Furnishing of youth corps lodge in Opobo town.
2. Obio/Akpor LGA chairman – Hon. Chijioke Ihunwo (71 points).
The chairman is considered to be over-playing his political card in his LGA, although so many people are not comfortable with his political approach but when it comes to governance, Hon. Chijioke Ihunwo is loved by his people including the traders, market women, students, and youth.
His administration focused more on economic developmental strives through the support he gives to the traders and investors in the LGA by reducing taxpayers’ money and encouraging investors.
Some of his notable achievements under one hundred days in office are written below in capital letters.
– REDUCTION OF TAXES FOR TRADERS IN OBIO/AKPOR LGA.
– RE-BRANDED A LOCAL VIGILANCE GROUP CALLED OSPAC FOR EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SECURITY DELIVERY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
– CONSTITUTED A MARKET COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT MARKETS IN OBIO/AKPOR FUNCTION OPTIMALLY.
– HE GAVE CHRISTMAS BONUS TO CIVIL SERVANTS IN OBIO/AKPOR LGA
1. Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government chairman – Hon. Prince Isaac Umejuru (86 points).
Hon. Prince Isaac Umejuru is considered the best-performing LGA chairman in Rivers State currently by the elites and the people.
The ‘White Eagle’ chairman has continued in the way of peace bridging the gaps and winning more grounds for the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara with his infrastructural developmental strives and human capacity development.
Below are some of the laudable projects Hon. Prince Isaac Umejuru is doing in his LGA to complement the efforts of the State Government:
– Healthcare Centre, Okpurukpuali: Commissioned by Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Chidinma Oreh
– Assembly Hall in Obite: Named after the Deputy Governor, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu and commissioned by Rivers State Chairman of Action People’s Party, Hon. Sunny Wokekoro.
– Community Secondary School, Mgbede: Commissioned by Prince Obi Ohia.
– Ogbidi Ultra-Modern Market: Commissioned by Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Dr. Edison Ogaranya Ehie.
– Joint Task Force(JTF)Quarters, Omoku: Commissioned by Major Dyan Joshua on behalf of the Garrison Commander 6 and amphibious brigade General Sanni Ahmed.
– Onelga Legislative Council Complex: Commissioned by the Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, RT Hon.Victor Oko Jumbo.
The full list is listed below.
– Reconstruction/Rebuilding of ONELGA Headquarters.
– Building of Ultra-Modern Market.
– Construction/Building of a Primary School.
– Bursary Payment of Over 2000 ONELGA students.
– Improved Security architecture including the donation of two functional vehicles to the Onelga Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC) Onelga command.
– The Wire Mersh fencing of Omoku Main Market and Civic Centre.
– Extension of the Onelga waste dump site.
– Disilting of drainage systems within Omoku and Obirikom town.
– Clearing of UPE Model Primary School, Obosi, Omoku.
– Maintainance and grading of roads in Onelga.
Within one month after Inauguration, The Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Committee on Road Maintenance(Zero Potholes) Graded the under-listed streets in Omoku;
* Court Road by Umu-Ohali junction
* Cemetery Road, Obor Road to Ebogoro.
* Elder Mark through to Erema Street pipeline
* Army Nakasa through late Senator Frances Ellah front to Abor road
* Casting of Church road and Court road
* 2nd Location off Kreigani Road
* Kenchi Street off Kreigani Road
* Goodluck Avenue off Rotechi Street
* Orike Street, off Kreigani Road
* Achikuro Street, near Kins college
* Erema Street pipeline to Sambo Road,
* Egbema Street
* Dan street and Part of Egbeda road.
* DM Jaja street
* Sabbath Road, off Kreigani Road,
* Emeka Onyije Street off DM Jaja Street,
* Umesi Chibuzor St off DM jaja and
* Ndudi street off kreigani road.
Dez Mayorz Report.