Chief Ihedioha, who reacted
through his media aide, Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, equally condemned the scrapping
of 19 government parastatals, agencies and departments.
The former Deputy Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has described the
recent dismissal of over 3,000 workers
by Governor Rochas Okorocha, as “most reckless, insensitive and completely
lacking in economic sense”.
“There is no doubt that the
Nigerian economy is facing a downturn as a result of dwindling oil revenue but
the solution is not arbitrary disengagement of workers and scrapping of key
parastatals, such as the Hospital Management Board, Imo Water Corporation, Imo
State Investment Promotion Agency, Imo State Library Board, Agricultural
Development Programme and others”, Ihedioha said.
It was the considered
opinion of the former Deputy Speaker that “having anchored his election campaign
mantra on job, industry, factory and employment, Imo people looked forward to
more jobs, employment opportunities and improved working conditions instead of
disengaging the already demoralized workers”.
He condemned Governor
Okorocha’s penchant for sacking thousands of workers as the only alternative to addressing economic
issues facing the state.
“Choosing to sack thousands
of workers as the only viable option to tackling the state’s dwindled economic
base is unfortunate, senseless, uncharitable and anachronistic”, Chief Ihedioha
said.
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