By emeka ahenaku
All is now set for the formal re-occupation of the permanent chambers of the Imo State House of Assembly, which had before now undergone serious rehabilitation and reconstruction by the present administration.
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This followed a high powered delegation led by the state Governor, Owelle Anayo Rochas Okorocha and other top government functionaries, including the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu and other members of the House, to ascertain the extent of work done on the previously abandoned expansive edifice.
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The magnificent Assembly Complex which is situated at the New Owerri area, off Port Harcourt road, sits comfortably as a large beacon in the Heart of the Eastern Heartland with state-of-the ?arts facilities procured and installed to give lawmaking a pleasurable experience.
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Inspecting the refurbished complex, which was hitherto a shadow of itself, the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, who could not hide his joy commended the contractors handling the project and members of the Assembly for their sacrifices in ensuring that such lofty vision of the rescue mission government was achieved, adding that the new complex would enable the member relax and churn out good laws for better governance of the State.
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The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Uwajumogu who described the Complex as a new dawn, was also full of praises to the Governor for his consistent support and co-operation in ensuring the prompt realization of their target.
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He thanked the contractor for working according to the approved specifications, pointing out that the newly carved out offices such as, the VIP lounge among others would go a long way to lessening the perceived burden associated with the office of the Speaker, as Principal Officers could easily gain access to the lounge and conduct their businesses without hitches.???
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Other members of the Assembly who further spoke on the sidelines of the inspection also paid glowing tributes to the Governor and Speaker for their steadfastness in stirring the ship of the state, maintaining that their doggedness and tenacity of purpose were instrumental to the timely completion of the project.
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They also averred that the project had remained one of the indelible blueprints the present Assembly led by Rt.Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu intends to bequeath to the next crop of lawmakers at the expiration of their tenure in 2015.
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It would be recalled that the House of Assembly Complex, which was built by the Late Chief Sam Mbakwe, the first civilian Governor??of Imo State, had remained in a dilapidated State, prior to its rehabilitation by the present administration, as successive governments in the State abandoned it.????? ?
