Imo State Government yesterday dismissed as "infantile idiocy", allegations by the opposition PDP that Governor Hope Uzodinma has achieved nothing 18 months after he assumed office.
It said only a blind man and those livid with jealousy and fixated with blackmail would fail to recognize the laudable achievements of the governor in the state.
Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba while reacting to a clip of a recent interview the PDP new media held with Osiza FM which was circulated in the social media, noted that although most of the problems of the state were created by the opposition party which ruled the state for 13 years in this dispensation, Uzodinma has worked closely very hard to get the state working again.
He said it was a barefaced lie and antiquated propaganda for PDP to claim that Imo has the worst road network, based on an unverified report of an online publication, whereas Uzodinma has built 46 roads and still counting.
According to him, PDP also sold falsehood to the public when it claimed that Imo state didn't have cardiologists and nephrologists in its employ.
"The truth is that the state government has a Cardiologist, Dr. Angela Mbakama, a Nephrologist, Dr Anyabuolu and a Pathologist, Dr. Nweke,all at Imo state University teaching hospital (IMSUT),among others. " So it amounts to infantile mischief for anyone to jump on the microphone to claim that the state has none of these" , the commissioner declared
" While Government does not inflict diseases on people, let me make it abundantly clear that we have those specialists at imo state University teaching hospital,Orlu." He added
Emelumba said it was also laughable that PDP was relying on questionable statistics to claim that Imo has the highest unemployment rate in the country.
Said he, It is not enough to run the mouth on statistics and keep rolling out figures. What is more important is to show the credibility of the figures. "So we don't know where they got their statistics, it is noteworthy that Gov Hope Uzodinma has spent N8BILLION to empower thousands of youths to be self employed.
He said the PDP had thought that their antics of contriving security crisis in the state will slow the Governor down,but are now disappointed that the state had made progress beyond their imagination.
The commissioner said only a party suffering from infantile idiocy or delusion of the highest order would be ignorant of the giant strides made by the APC government in imo in the last 18 months.
He said a party that had practically nothing to show for its illegal 7 months in office, except for the development of personal estates , cannot sit on judgment on a Government that has enthroned accountability and probity in its Financial transactions.
Emelumba also pointed out that it is under the administration of Hope Uzodinma that the state attracted a private refinery and a Gas plant, yet it is being accused of not doing enough in the ease of doing business.
The commissioner urged Imo people to ignore the allegations by the PDP, saying they were borne out of intense envy and frustrations.