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Imo is financially distressed, refund the N32bn spent on federal projects – Uzodinma tells Buhari

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The Imo State Government is seeking a refund of the N32bn past governors of the state spent on federal government’s projects, especially roads.

Governor Hope Uzodinma paid a visit to the President, Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, he said he raised the issue with Buhari because Imo was “financially distressed.”

He said, “About N32bn that was spent on federal roads in the past. “Imo is financially distressed.”

Uzodinma’s predecessors are Achike Udenwa (1999 to 2007), Ikedi Ohakim (2007 to 2011), Rochas Okorocha (2011 to 2019) and Emeka Ihedioha who governed for seven months before the supreme court replaced him.

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In 2016, Okorocha had described roads in the state as death traps, adding that his administration had to fix several roads for the benefit of the people.

“In Imo, we do not know again which one is federal road or state-owned. We do every road like the Akokwa/Orlu road which we have fixed and dualised. Owerri/Port-Harcourt road is so bad. There must be cooperation between the federal government and stakeholders on these roads,” he had said.

In June 2019, Ihedioha launched the construction of 16 urban roads in the state, totalling 81 kilometres and estimated to cost N23.4bn.

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The former governor also launched the reconstruction of Government Technical College (GTC) road, Okporo road and Orlu road.

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