Imo Floats Airline
The Imo Government has floated a Clean and Green Airline, called "Air Midwest Limited." Gov. Ikedi Ohakim made this known in Owerri on Friday while addressing the annual Imo Stakeholders Forum. He said that the government floated the Airline in conjuction with other investors and it would be based at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri.

"This investment is expected to stimulate activities at Sam Mbakwe Airport, provide employment and above all, make Imo more air accessible from Abuja and Lagos," Ohakim added. Ohakim said that the government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an American company, last year under which the company would invest N48 billion in Imo on a refinery and petrochemical project.

"This is another major project with the capacity of providing jobs for our teeming youths," he said. Ohakim said the Imo Job Centre and Finishing School had placed more than 500 graduates in various jobs within one year. He added that 68 graduates who went through the finishing school would pass out on Jan. 9. "These graduates were, for five weeks, tutored in computer skills, writing skill, confidence building, personal marketing skill and other rudiments that make them competitive in the job market," he said.

On education, Ohakim said that the government had continued to provide conducive learning environment by rehabilitating 35 secondary schools spread across the three senatorial zones in Imo. "The rehabiliatation and re-equipping of the schools to standards will cost more than N50 billion. Ohakim also said that the government disbursed about N200 million for the accreditation of vital courses in Imo State University, Owerri, and the final accreditation of the College of Medicine of the university. "We also disbursed N90 million for the accreditation of subjects by NABTEB. "We recruited 50 technical teachers for the four technical colleges in the state," Ohakim said.




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