Onitsha South TC Chairman Promises To Revamp Council
By Obianuju Azukaego
The Transition Committee Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Mr. Joseph Emeka Orji has reiterated his commitment toward partnering Gov. Charles Soludo’s agenda in building a liveable and prosperous smart mega homeland.
Orji said this in his office while speaking with newsmen to debunk the accusations levelled against him that he was intimidating the residents of the Local Government Area.
He added that he would remain focused toward supporting the State Government's development strides by carrying out his duties as local government chairman effectively.
According to Him, the allegation was unverified and part of the effort by some envious and dubious persons who seek to blackmail and distract his efforts in restoring sanity and progress in the entire Onitsha South Council region.
The chairman said that there was no such accounts or plans to harass or intimidate any resident of the Council Area.
"The negative reports making round the social media were orchestrated handiworks of mischief seekers and fraudulent developers who are against the success and development of the Onitsha South Council Area."
Orji, however, warned individuals and their cohorts who hide under the aegis of concerned citizens or residents of the council area to connive with unprofessional publishers to propagate and publish unverified claims against the local government authorities to desist from further incriminating act or else be declared enemies of the State.
While recounting his achievements, he noted that he complied with Gov. Soludo’s directive on recovery of government lands and property in private hands.
The TC chairman said that his administration has succeeded in recovering many property, which includes the land occupied by MTI Complex by Damija Avenue Housing Estate (Bridge Head 2) Fegge.
The closing down of Julius Berger site office was also effected due to non payment of year’s of local government levies which has totalled to hundreds of millions of naira.
He said that NIWA park and other lands belonging to the local government that were sold and illegally occupied by Banks and industries, Life Brewery and others were also recovered.
“On the orders of the Anambra State Governor, Prof Charles Soludo to remove any building/structures built on and along drainage/flood channels which is obstructing free flow of water ways and drainage systems, my team has carried out some demolition of illegal structure at Portharcourt Road Fegge Onitsha that was built on drainage/flood channels.
"Also for encroaching on government space and have issued order to Polaris Bank at Onitsha Express Way by Premiere brewery’s bypass fegge to remove their illegal structure encroaching on Sakamori channel.
“The demolition allows the passage of excavator machine for the desilting/clearing and evacuation of blocked drainages, the chairman said.
“I have also gone ahead to facilitate the Beautification of Onitsha-Asaba Express Way, from Head brigde and mobilized the relocation of Urban Boys Secondary to Ugborimili Primary School in order to build a General Hospital, since we have only one functional General Hospital at Onitsha North LGA."
According to him, I have given two months notice to pig farmers to relocate their piggies between June to Aug. 31. From Sept. 1, any pig seen in and around Onitsha South will be confiscated due to the menace they contribute in environment pollution and nuisance.
"Other notable works carried out by my administration includes, beautification of roundabouts, triangles, gardens, and green vegetation around Onitsha South, making beautiful of the Local Government complexes, with tiling up to over 3000 square meters of compound with concrete slabs which is first in the history of Council Area", he said.
He said that construction of multi billion naira new oduigbo section in Ochanja Market was currently ongoing, palliative works on the major access roads and Introduction of one-way system in busy areas of the Council Area.
“We have also fixed borehole water supply system, installed new solar power system, completed the ICT building and fixed all the toilet systems in the local government complex. Reconstruction of culverts by some of the CEOs in Onitsha South using their CSR.
"The section by section, planting of trees in Onitsha South Council Area is currently ongoing as we speak as well as the rehabilitation of Primary and Secondary Schools,” he stressed. (Ministry of Information)
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