Gov. Okorocha Seeks Compensation For Bomb Blast Victims

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Governors, Imo, State News Saturday, June 18th, 2011

FOLLOWING the deadly bomb blast that occurred on Thursday at Police Headquarters, Abuja, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has urged the Federal Government to carry out a thorough investigation to the incident in order to forestall further occurrence.

Speaking to journalists on arrival at from an official tour at the Sam Mbakwe International Airport, Owerri, the governor, who described the explosion as “unfortunate and disheartening”, said it is a wrong way to express grievance.

He appealed to the Federal Government to compensate families of the affected members.

The state government has also directed security operatives at the Imo Secretariat Complex at Port Harcourt Road, Owerri to beef up security within the premises, following the Abuja blast.

The Head of Service, Mr. Evans Uzokwe, gave the directive at the weekend in Owerri.

He ordered security men in the area to carry out a prompt check of vehicles that enter the premises, urging workers in the complex to be security conscious.

The Imo State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chief Fidel Onyeneke, urged the Imo State governor to improve security in the entire state to avert possible occurrence. Onyeneke said the incident has exposed the incompetence of the Police.

Meanwhile, residents of Imo State under the aegis of Ihioma Network, have urged Okorocha to focus on developmental projects in the state.

The call was made by the group’s coordinator, Mr. Innocent Sunday Okeke.

In a statement made available to The Guardian, Okeke said: “We urge Okorocha to heed the plea of the masses in changing the fortunes of the state for the better, so that the people would not regret electing him as governor.”

-Guardianwp_posts