Imo Assembly approves N23.7bn 2014 supplementary budget

…Amends laws establishing higher institutions in the state

From GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, Owerri

Members of the Imo State House of As­sembly, yesterday, in plenary, unani­mously approved a re-or­dered supplementary budget of N23,752,610,557 for the year ended 2014.

Raising the motion before her colleagues, the Major­ity Leader of the House and member representing Ahiazu Mbaise state constituency, Mrs. Adaku Ihuoma, urged members of the House to give accelerated passage to the supplementary budget, as this would accord the executive the necessary support in carry­ing out its duties in the interest of the people of the state.

This was just as the House amended the law establish­ing the proposed Imo Turkish University and re-named it Imo State Claretian Univer­sity, Onuimo-Okigwe, follow­ing lack of commitment by the Turkish stakeholders, who had earlier indicated interest in the university project.

Contributing to the amend­ment bill, the member rep­resenting Isu state constitu­ency, Ikenna Emeh, said the amendment in the name of the proposed institution became necessary due to al­leged non-commitment of the Turkish stakeholders, who were supposed partners in the establishment of the institu­tion. He stated that the order of the Claretian missionary had shown enough interest in partnering with the state gov­ernment towards ensuring that the university was established.

The House also amended the law establishing the Imo State College of Education (Technical) to become the Imo State College of Education, Ihitte-Uboma.

Contributing to the bill, the member for Isiala Mbano state constituency, Simeon Iwunze, explained to the House that the amendment to the bill estab­lishing the institution would give it a wider scope, both in admission and in attracting the necessary logistics needed for its sustainability.

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