Imo Assembly urges Uzodimma to recover parliamentar y buildings

THE 27- member Imo State House of Assembly , presided over by the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe, has urged Governor Hope Uzodimma to take necessar y steps to recover the parliamentar y quarters currently leased out on commercial purpose to yet- to- be mentioned investors.

The member representing Orlu Constituency , Dr . Ikenna Ihezue, moved the motion, yesterday, during a plenary and was co- sponsored by

Bernard Ozoemenam, the member representing Ehime completion, then con verted Mbano Constituency , and renamed it to Heroes Dominic Ezerioha, Uche Apartments.

Agabige ( Orsu), J ames Esile, Ihezue, who is the Innocent Ikpamezie Chairman, Committee on ( Mbaitoli), Chigozie Nwaneri, House Services, said whereas Kelechi Ofurum ( Owerri members of the House had North) and Bernard no accommodation, but have Ozoemenam. been operating from hotels,

The Guardian gathered that and faced with the problem the buildings located in of settling down, their legal Owerri, which were started quarters were leased out on by the late Sam Mbakwe commercial basis, illegally. administration, but were left According to him, he had uncomplicated for decades searched in all the a vailable until the Rochas Okorocha and relevant files and docu - administration, had a com - ments, there were no docu - mercial deal with a private mented resolutions of the outfit, which handled the House that the buildings should be leased out in any form.

He condemned the seemingly Gestapo style the then administration used to eject occupants ( members of staff and other dependents) from the quarters without enough time to find alternative accommodation.

He urged that members should pressure the governor to recover the buildings the same way he recovered other government property ceded wrongly by previous administrations, re- designating it to parliamentary quarters as originally backed by the law.