The Senior Special Assistant SSA Special Duties to Gov. Rochas Okorocha, Mrs Lisa Asugha Ayalla has solicited the support and participation of all Imolites as preparations hot up for the Imo at 40 anniversary celebration with the theme “Thank God for Rescue Mission, Imo is better at 40”.
The SSA who made the passionate appeal in Owerri on Monday during an interaction with Newsmen stated that the call has become necessary in view of governments plan to use the anniversary to showcase over 1000 projects of the present administration and also reward Imolites for their love and patriotism in the last forty years especially since Gov. Okorocha came on board.
Mrs. Asugha Ayalla disclosed that the governor as part of his cardinal policy of given back to the society has approved a raffle draw which would make forty Imolites millionaires stressing that all Imolites needed to qualify to participate is purchase of raffle tickets at one hundred naira even as she added that people were free to purchase as many tickets as possible to increase chances of winning.
Continuing, the she listed the other highlights of the anniversary billed to commence on January 31 2015, to include the official commissioning of Imo Government House Chapel by vice president Yemi Osinbajo and commissioning of other hundreds of projects of the Gov Okorocha administration from February 2016 to February 2017.
Mrs Asugha Ayalla further disclosed of plans by government to open a heritage gallery/Art market at the Douglas Suvernoir shop to showcase the very best of the state’s arts, crafts and culture for the benefit of future generations of the state in line with Gov. Okorocha’s philosophy that good leaders should think about future generation and not the next election.
Also billed to take place according to her is the first ever Imo Honours Award, Imo Recognition and Heroes Award which the governor would personally present to the chosen Imo hero of all time.
She posited that the state helmsman is totally committed to making the anniversary a worthwhile event because of the positive impact it would have not only on the state but also on the morale and psyche of the citizens of the state.
While assuring the people of government readiness at all times to make them proud through good governance which had been the hallmark of the Rescue Mission Mrs Asugha Ayalla charged them to again demonstrate that unyielding spirit of patriotism which they have always extended to the present administration when the anniversary begins soon.
