Imo Guber Aspirant Unfolds Dev Agenda

A governorship aspirant
on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Okey Ezeh,  has unfolded his agenda for the development of Imo State.
Ezeh, who tagged the blueprint, ‘Imo Marshal Plan,’’ disclosed the action plan during an interactive meeting with representatives of various professional groups  in Owerri, recently.
The aspirant said if elected in 2015, his agenda would focus on job creation, human capacity development, agricultural transformation and industrialisation.
Ezeh added that he would give attention to health and social services, as well as tourism, cultural and technical re-orientation, housing, environment, transport and infrastructure renewal.
He said that priority would be given to qualitative education, youth development including sports, women empowerment and security as well as good governance.
Ezeh said that he would establish five cottage industries in each of the 27 local government areas of the state within his first term in office.
“For instance, I will establish cashewnut processing plant and chalk production plant in Okigwe among others,’’ he said.
According to him, the growing rate of unemployment presents a big problem to, not only Imo, but to the country at large.
He observed that high unemployment rate had resulted in the security problems plaguing the country.
Ezeh lauded the free education policy of the present administration in the state but expressed reservations in the importation of school uniforms and foot wears.
He opined that indigenous artisans could be trained by the government to produce the materials with a view to boosting employment.
Our correspondent reports that the meeting was attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Also in attendance were the political associates of Ezeh, including Mr Charles Oputa, alias Charley Boy, among others.